Tag: Uganda
Ebola: Uganda restricts transit for travellers from DRC
Uganda has barred travellers with a history of travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from transiting through the country as it...
Ebola: Swiss government says Nigeria’s patient likely contracted virus in Uganda
Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient in more than a decade is believed to have contracted the virus while travelling in Uganda, although health authorities...
Nigeria’s first Ebola patient is diplomat’s wife who holidayed in Uganda...
Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient is the wife of a diplomat who travelled to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, for a holiday, the Director-General of the...
Uganda says no active Ebola cases after Nigeria confirms infection
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has urged the public to remain calm and vigilant following Nigeria’s confirmation of an Ebola case, clarifying that the infected...
Uganda begins 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status after discharging last patient
Uganda has commenced a 42-day countdown towards being declared Ebola-free following the discharge of its final patient from an isolation unit. According to a...
Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda presents an urgent public health and development challenge for the...
