Category: Ebola
Uganda to close schools after eight children die of Ebola
(ECR) Uganda will close schools nationwide later this month after 23 Ebola cases were confirmed among pupils, including eight children who died, the country’s first lady said on Tuesday. Janet Museveni, who is also the education minister, said there had been cases in five schools in the capital Kampala, as well as the neighbouring Wakiso […]
Nov 8, 2022
Panic as Ebola team buries 3 family members in Kassanda
(Monitor) Panic gripped residents of Kitongo Village in Kalwana Sub-county, Kassanda, as the district taskforce delivered the remains of four people that succumbed to the Ebola Virus Disease for burial.Three of the bodies belong to one family that allegedly exhumed the remains of their relative who had earlier succumbed to Ebola. Mr Muzaffalu Ssenyonjo, the […]
Nov 7, 2022
WFP Uganda Ebola Virus Disease Situation Report
(WFP) The Ministry of Health (MoH) now reports 131 confirmed cases and a further 21 probable cases. This is now one of the largest EVD outbreaks in Ugandan history. On a positive note, there hasn’t been a chain of transmission in Kampala since 14 cases were reported there last week. This indicates that contact tracing […]
Nov 7, 2022
Ambulance officer succumbs to Ebola – MoH
(Monitor) An ambulance officer is the latest victim of Ebola Virus Disease that has so far infected 131 people and killed 49 in Uganda, according to government. Alex Ndizihiwe was announced dead on Friday by Ministry of Health spokesperson, Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona.
Nov 7, 2022
Uganda Ebola Updates
11/4/2022 Health Care Worker Ebola Fatality at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital 11/4/2022 WHO Africa Ebola Report #42 11/4/2022 Uganda says Ebola outbreak death toll rises to 48 (Reuters) The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Uganda has risen to 48, with 131 confirmed cases, a health official involved in managing the outbreak said on […]
Nov 4, 2022
Response to Ebola Outbreak
10/31/2022 Research successfully integrated into the Ebola outbreak response in Africa (Nature) Clinical trials conducted during Ebola outbreaks in Africa have been crucial in expanding the capacity to combat the disease. The latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda is expected to further improve knowledge on the disease, including testing new tools and vaccines. 10/27/2022 Moderna Nears […]
Oct 31, 2022
Merck to donate Ebola vaccine candidate for research program in Uganda
(Reuters) Merck said on Tuesday it was planning to produce and donate investigational Sudan ebolavirus vaccine to a global non-profit organization’s research program in Uganda, which is facing an outbreak of the disease. The investigational vaccine that will be donated to IAVI is similar to Merck’s Ervebo vaccine, which is approved against the Zaire ebolavirus […]
Oct 25, 2022
Uganda Ebola outbreak ‘rapidly evolving’ after 1 month
(ABC News) Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is “rapidly evolving” a month after the disease was reported in the East African country, a top World Health Organization official said Thursday, describing a difficult situation for health workers on the ground. “The Ministry of Health of Uganda has shown remarkable resilience and effectiveness and (is) constantly fine-tuning a response to what […]
Oct 20, 2022