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Press Release - On April 26, 2025, Uganda's Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, announced the end of Uganda's eighth Ebola outbreak.
FILE PHOTO: A Ugandan doctor vaccinates the contact of a patient who tested positive during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus with a trial vaccine at the Mulago ...
“Early detection is the real challenge,” says Henry Kyobe Bbosa, incident commander at the Ministry of Health, who helped manage Uganda’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the Ebola Sudan outbreak.
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“Early detection is the real challenge,” says Henry Kyobe Bbosa, incident commander at the Ministry of Health, who helped manage Uganda’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the Ebola Sudan outbreak. “The ...
Uganda has announced the official end to an ... GOOD NEWS! The current Ebola Sudan Virus Disease outbreak has officially come to an end. This follows 42 days without a new case since the last ...
After an intense battle against one of the world’s most feared diseases, Uganda has officially declared victory over its latest Ebola outbreak ... involved the Sudan virus disease (SVD) subtype ...
Uganda on Saturday declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, which started in January and led to four deaths. The outbreak was caused by the Sudan strain, which still lacks an approved vaccine.
This was Uganda’s second Ebola outbreak in less than three years. It was confirmed on January 30 this year. The country’s long-standing experience in managing outbreaks enabled a fast ...
FILE - A health worker prepares to administer a a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, during a trial at Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda [File photo: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP] ...