Kampala – TheWorld Health Organization (WHO), with funding support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), has handed over a Truck-Mounted Mobile Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory valued at over half a million US Dollars to…
Ler maisUganda has ended its Ebola outbreak due to Bundibugyo virus after 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case, WHO and Africa CDC announced, urging sustained preparedness across the region.
Ler maisUne réunion transfrontalière de haut niveau s’est ouverte ce vendredi 14 août 2026 à Bangui, en République centrafricaine pour renforcer la préparation et la coordination face aux risques liés à la maladie à virus Bundibugyo. Initiée par l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), cette rencontre qui réunit le Congo, l’Ouganda, la RCA, la RDC et le Soudan du Sud, vise à renforcer la coopération régionale face à la menace de la maladie à virus Bundibugyo et aux urgences sanitaires transfrontalières.
Ler maisUn nouveau financement contribuera à intégrer les données probantes générées par les communautés dans le renseignement sur les flambées épidémiques, permettant ainsi des décisions de santé publique plus rapides et mieux …
Ler maisKampala, Uganda - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Yakub Janabi, and the Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr Jean Kaseya, visited Uganda as part of a high-level joint mission to advance regional health sec…
Ler maisThe World Health Organization joined the Government of Uganda and partners in celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), one of Africa's most respected institutions for infectious dis…
Ler maisAt a health clinic in Arua, a border town in northern Uganda, staff are on high alert after unsuspectingly attending to a patient who was later diagnosed with Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus. It was 8 May 2026, before the outbreak was declared in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, and the staff’s index of suspicion was low. After the patient asked to be discharged, she travelled to Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, where she tested positive for the virus.
Ler maisSince the declaration of an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus on 15 May 2026, Ugandan health authorities have implemented a range of measures to detect cases early and reduce the risk of further spread. Alongside surveillance, case management and infection prevention and control, entry and exit screening at border crossings and airports has become an important part of the outbreak response.
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