Uganda’s First Batch of Ebola Vaccines Arrives for Trials

By Esther Rose Cape Town — Uganda has received a shipment of 1,200 Ebola vaccine doses from the World Health Organization today, writes Elias Biryambarema for Reuters. Three vaccine options – one from the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India, another by the Sabin Vaccine Institute and a third by Merck & Co Inc. will be…

M7 Orders lockdown on 2 Ugandan Districts to Contain Ebola.

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday night addressed the nation on the outbreak of Ebola. Museveni’s Full Address Fellow Countrymen, Countrywomen and Foreign Residents in Uganda,I have come back, the third time, to talk to you about the Ebola outbreak that we have in the districts of Mubende, Kyegegwa, Kassanda, Kagadi and Bunyangabu.We now…

M7 Address regarding Ebola outbreak in Uganda

By H.E Yoweri Kaguta T Museveni Published Thursday 13th October 2022 Countrymen & countrywomen, regarding the Ebola outbreak, our country has the capacity to control this epidemic. The government is doing everything possible to ensure your safety. As I indicated in my address, a confirmed case was admitted at Kiruddu Hospital from Mubende & died….

Tanzania issues alert over Ebola after new outbreak reported in Uganda

By Halligan Agade Tanzanian health authorities on Wednesday issued an alert over Ebola, a day after authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of the deadly illness in the central part of the country. “We have received information on the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda and the government has activated surveillance teams in high risk regions,”…

Uganda declares Ebola virus disease outbreak

By Christine Maema Health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in Mubende district in the central part of the country. According to the Uganda Virus Research Institute, the case was confirmed after testing a sample taken from a 24-year-old male following…