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Uganda hosts Ebola accountability forum to reflect on 2025 outbreak and strengthen future preparedness

Uganda hosts Ebola accountability forum to reflect on 2025 outbreak and strengthen future preparedness

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health…
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Uganda conducts filovirus full-scale response simulation exercise for the national Emergency Medical Team

Uganda conducts filovirus full-scale response simulation exercise for the national Emergency Medical Team

Jinja, Uganda – The Ministry of Health, with support from the World…
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Uganda reflects on response to recent Ebola outbreak

Uganda reflects on response to recent Ebola outbreak

Uganda’s Ministry of Health, with support from World Health…
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The high social cost for an Ebola disease survivor

The high social cost for an Ebola disease survivor

When Dr Ezra Mupakasa first developed a fever and headache on January…
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Surviving Ebola: loss, isolation, and hope

Surviving Ebola: loss, isolation, and hope

One day, a couple is at home discussing dinner plans, sharing stories…
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The end of Ebola outbreak in Uganda demonstrates WHO’s value in controlling and stopping diseases

The end of Ebola outbreak in Uganda demonstrates WHO’s value in controlling and stopping diseases

Kampala. Uganda has officially declared the end of the Ebola disease…
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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

Kampala – Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak…
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The Ebola Outbreak in Uganda demonstrates WHO’s value in disease outbreaks

The Ebola outbreak in Uganda demonstrates WHO’s value in disease outbreaks

Disease outbreaks in Uganda are not a new phenomenon, with diseases…
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Ireland supports the World Health Organization’s Ebola response efforts in Uganda

Ireland supports WHO’s Ebola response efforts in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda. Ireland’s Minister for International Development and…
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WHO Ensures Effective Coordination in Uganda’s Ebola response

WHO facilitates effective coordination in Uganda’s Ebola response

One of the cornerstones of a successful response system to a disease…
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