WHO ships in three evaluated candidate vaccines as outbreak evolves Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | First doses of candidate vaccines against the Sudan Ebola virus are expected to arrive in Uganda in the coming days, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Supplies of one of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said urgent funds are needed to support the Ebola response in Uganda and the readiness in neighboring countries. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa told reporters that only 20 percent of the 88.2-million-U.S. dollar appeal has been collected. …
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WHO’s committee of external experts has approved candidate vaccines for inclusion in the planned clinical trial Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said Uganda will receive the Sudan strain Ebola trial vaccine next week as the country grapples with containing the spread of the deadly …
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Why women must be central to the response NEWS ANALYSIS | SOPHIE HARMAN | No time for that” was the constant refrain heard by gender and women’s health experts working in the 2014/16 Ebola response. This was an emergency and the main thing was to deal with the crisis. It …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 learners from schools in Mubende district were on Tuesday transported to their respective homes. Last week, the government announced a plan to transport learners to and from Mubende and Kassanda, for holidays when the term closes. Mubende and Kassanda districts are under …
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President says tourists don’t have to cancel their visits to Uganda as the Ebola outbreak is localized to only 6 out of the country’s 146 districts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has banned trucks carrying timber logs from entering or leaving Mubende and Kassanda districts the epiceter …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Samples from a patient who died on Friday at Buwenge Health Center IV in Jinja district have tested positive for Ebola. The 45-year-old, Dan Waiswa, a farmer and resident of Kayalwe B village, in the Buyengo town council was admitted at Buwenge Health Center IV …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The samples of a 16-year-old boy who was isolated at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital after presenting with Ebola-like symptoms have turned out negative, the Director, Dr. Stephen Obbo has revealed. “The results of the suspected case are negative and the patient is now receiving normal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education and Sports will transport learners from and to Kasanda and Mubende districts for their holidays when the term closes. The two districts are in lockdown announced by the government to contain the spread of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary seven learners are waiting for the government to avail transport to return home. On Tuesday, the government issued guidelines on how to release learners securely while reducing the danger of Ebola transmission, and without interfering with ongoing national Ebola control activities. In a notice …
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