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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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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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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…
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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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Contact tracers and village health teams take on Ebola in Uganda

Contact tracers and village health teams take on Ebola in Uganda

Madudu, Uganda ‒ Following the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, which was…
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WHO and partners tour Ebola Treatment Centers in Uganda

Ministry of Health and Development partners tour Ebola Treatment Units to strengthen response preparedness in the country

The Ministry of Health in Uganda in partnership with the World Health…
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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

Addis Ababa/Brazzaville/Kampala – Ministers of Health and…
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Handover of Ebola Kits from USAID through WHO to the Ministry of Health for the protection of Health Workers when caring for Ebola patients in Uganda

Ministry of Health, WHO and USAID strengthen protection of Health Workers During the Ebola Outbreak Response in Uganda

Kampala - The Ministry of Health in Uganda has received from the…
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Health Workers in the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital where Ebola cases from Madudu district have been managed

Uganda Defines Priorities and Needs in Its Ebola Response Plan

Kampala - The Ministry of Health and health development partners…
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