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Uganda: Museveni Puts Kampala on High Alert Over Ebola
Nile Post, 18 October 2022
President Museveni has ordered the Ministry of Health, Kampala Capital City Authority, and other partners to be on high alert following the discovery of two Ebola cases in Kampala. Read more »
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Uganda: Ebola Lockdown is Coming to Kampala Very Soon, Get Ready - NEED Leader Kabuleta
Nile Post, 19 October 2022
The leader of the National Economic and Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) Joseph Kabuleta has warned people in Kampala to get ready for a lockdown due to ebola. Read more »
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East Africa: East Africa Vigilant As Uganda Locks Down Ebola Epicentre
DW, 18 October 2022
A lockdown is now in place in the two central districts of Uganda where Ebola has claimed at least 19 lives. Most of the country's immediate neighbors are taking action to keep the… Read more »
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Uganda: Museveni Announces Lockdown, Curfew in Mubende, Kassanda Districts Over Ebola
Nile Post, 15 October 2022
President Museveni has announced a lockdown and curfew in the districts of Mubende and Kassanda for 21 days over the Ebola virus. Read more »
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Uganda: UK Announces Support to Help Uganda Manage the Ebola Outbreak
Independent (Kampala), 14 October 2022
The British High Commission in Kampala on 12th October announced that the UK will provide £2.2m to WHO, UNICEF and WFP to support Uganda's response to the current Ebola… Read more »
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Uganda: WHO Supports Uganda Ebola Response
UN News, 12 October 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Uganda as the Government there responds to a deadly Ebola outbreak, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on… Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda, WHO to Try Two Vaccines for Rare Ebola Virus Strain
VOA, 12 October 2022
Uganda and the World Health Organization are planning to try out two vaccines for the Ebola Sudan virus to try and curb the spread of the rare strain. The virus has so far killed… Read more »
Uganda Capital on High Alert as Ebola Cases Detected
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the Ministry of Health, the Kampala Capital City Authority and other partners to be on high alert following the discovery of two Ebola cases in Kampala.
The president said on his official Twitter page that he had ordered "maximum mobilisation" in case Ebola cases erupted in the country's capital.
Kampala has two positive cases that came from Mubende District but their presence raises the risk of infection.
The news comes as Mubende and Kassanda districts are currently under lockdown to prevent further spread.
Kampala's Mayor, Erias Lukwago has raised his concerns, saying that the government has delayed its reaction measures, reports Henry Mugenyi for Nile Post.
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