Uganda repatriates first group of nationals from South Africa amid xenophobic violence
Kampala, July 3 (IANS) A total of 273 Ugandan nationals arrived home early Friday from South Africa, becoming the first group to be repatriated amid ongoing xenophobic violence and anti-migrant protests. The evacuees landed at Entebbe International Airport on a chartered flight from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Xinhua news agency reported. The repatriation […]
AU expresses deep concern over Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda
Addis Ababa, May 18 (IANS) The African Union (AU) on Monday expressed concern over the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. In a statement, AU Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expressed deep concern over the outbreak’s “growing risk of regional spread within our continent.” Youssouf urged all […]
Sierra Leone enhances border surveillance after Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, Uganda
Freetown, May 18 (IANS) Sierra Leone has enhanced surveillance at entry points in response to Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, a senior health official said Monday. Foday Sahr, executive director of the National Public Health Agency (NPHA), told Xinhua that Sierra Leone has no confirmed or suspected Ebola […]
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh attends NAM ministerial in Uganda
Kampala, Oct 15 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh led the Indian side at the opening ceremony of the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) hosted by Uganda on Wednesday. “Participated in the Opening Ceremony of the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) hosted by Uganda […]
WHO welcomes Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda
Kampala, Feb 4 (IANS) The ongoing Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda is an achievement in the fight against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a statement posted on its website, the WHO said the trial, which began with contacts of the index Ebola case in the country, aims to assess the […]
Uganda starts mpox vaccination targetting high risk populations
Kampala, Feb 1 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday launched mpox vaccination campaign targetting high-risk populations in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, the current epicentre of the virus outbreak in the east African country. Charles Olaro, Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua news agency by telephone that phase one of the vaccination […]
WHO donates over 2000 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda following new outbreak
Kampala, Feb 1 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 2,160 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in combating the virus which in the recent outbreak has killed a health worker in Kampala, the country’s capital. WHO is working with Uganda’s Ministry of Health, Makerere University […]
WHO deploys emergency team to help Uganda fight new Ebola outbreak
Kampala, Jan 31 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that it has deployed an emergency medical team to help Uganda fight a deadly Ebola outbreak that killed a health worker in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. The personnel will provide technical and logistical support to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, said the WHO in a statement […]
Uganda on high alert following suspected Marburg virus disease outbreak in neighboring Tanzania
Kampala, Jan 15 (IANS) Uganda is on high alert following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in neighboring Tanzania that has left eight people dead, a health official said here Wednesday. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at Uganda’s Ministry of Health, told Xinhua news agency over the telephone that health authorities have heightened surveillance […]
