Uganda: Uganda Declared Marburg Free!

Independent (Kampala), 11 November 2014

Today, the Ministry of Health wishes to inform the Public that the country is officially declared free of the Marburg Virus Epidemic. Read more »

Medical officers preparing for the safe transport and burial of fatal cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (file photo).

Uganda: Unsung Heroes in Marburg, Ebola War

Observer, 13 November 2014

Uganda has been declared free of Marburg fever, which broke out in September, killing one health worker attached to Mengo hospital. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Roots for Electronic Early-Warning

EA Business, 9 November 2014

The health ministry is investing in electronic systems to help curb the outbreak of infectious diseases such as Marburg, Ebola and other chronic illnesses among others. Read more »
Uganda: Mobile Health Applications Behind Uganda's Remarkable Epidemics Fight

Independent (Kampala), 4 November 2014

Dr. Eddie Mukoyo, the Assistant Commissioner, Resources, at the Ministry of Health has said Uganda's remarkable fight against epidemics such as Ebola and Marburg is to a large… Read more »
Uganda: Health Research Opportunities, Challenges

Independent (Kampala), 2 November 2014

The Medical Research Council (MRC), a body under the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), is this year marking 25 years of operations in Uganda. Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu, the… Read more »

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Uganda: Marburg - Don't Be Caught Off Guard

Just as the world was grappling with the worst ever outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever, Ebola, in West Africa with over 4000 dead, tragedy struck thousands of kilometres away in ... Read more »
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Uganda Alert After Marburg Death

The government has issued assembled response teams and has quarantined 80 people after one person died of the disease that exhibits similar symptoms to the Ebola virus. Read more »
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Uganda's Kabele, Ibanda Declared Marburg-Free

Minister for Health Dr. Christine Ondoa has declared Kabale and Ibanda districts free of the Marburg epidemic. Read more »
- Uganda: Health Ministry Declares Kabale, Ibanda Marburg-Free
- Uganda: Kabale, Ibanda Declared Free of Marburg

Uganda Declared Free of Marburg Disease