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Semen testing, safe sex counselling for male Ebola survivors halts disease spread

Halting the spread of Ebola through sexual transmission

Monrovia ‒ Ebola survivor Randall Varney lost nine family members,…
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Mr. Joel Maybury, the U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission

Liberia officially closes the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survivors- Men’s Health Screening Program

Monrovia, 14th March 2023: The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak…
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Participants at the After Action Review meeting

End of Ebola Outbreak in Uganda: WHO, Ministry of Health Conduct After Action Review

On 11 January 2023, Uganda declared the end of Sudan Ebola virus…
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Post-Ebola Recovery Plan Review Meeting

Ministry of Health, Partners Endorse Uganda National Post-Ebola Recovery Plan

Kampala. Partners in the Sudan Ebola virus disease (SVD) outbreak…
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Uganda Ebola End

Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak

Brazzaville/Kampala – Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola…
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Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Kampala, Brazzaville, Geneva – The first doses of one of three…
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Handover Ceremony at MoH Uganda. From left to right: Dr Olaro Charles, Director Clinical Services - MoH; Dr. Charles Njuguna, the WCO Incident Manager; HE Kate Airey OBE, British High Commissioner to Uganda; HE Maria Håkansson, Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda; Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Acero, Uganda's Minister of Health; Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, Director Public Health - MoH

WHO and Partners Provide Vital Support to New Treatment Centre for Ebola Patients in Uganda

Kampala - Luxembourg, Sweden and the United Kingdom, through WHO,…
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First Doses of the Ebola Vaccine Trial being stocked at the National Medical Store in Kampala, Uganda

Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Kampala, Brazzaville, Geneva, 9 December 2022 – The first doses of…
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Rapid response teams bolster Uganda’s Ebola fight

Rapid response teams bolster Uganda’s Ebola fight

Mubende – First meeting at 8:00am, last one at 7:00pm. In between,…
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WHO steps up support to Uganda’s evolving Ebola outbreak as hope for vaccines increases

WHO steps up support to Uganda’s evolving Ebola outbreak as hope for vaccines increases

Brazzaville/Kampala – As the first doses of candidate vaccines…
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