The outbreak marks Uganda's eighth from an Ebola virus. The first confirmed case in the outbreak was a nurse at a hospital in the nation's capital, Kampala, who contracted Ebola on Jan. 20 or Jan. 21 ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed a team of health experts to Uganda to support the country's response to a confirmed outbreak of Sudan virus disease, a viral illness similar to Ebola.
Ugandan health authorities have initiated a clinical trial for a vaccine targeting the Sudan strain of Ebola, following a ...
Confirmation of Ebola Sudan in Uganda poses a high risk of further spread owing to the index patient's movements across ...
Uganda is mobilizing efforts to launch a trial vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola in response to a recent outbreak in Kampala. Health officials are expediting vaccine protocols while the World ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) vast mineral resources, essential for global industries, are central to the ...
An African country that's the 11th largest in the world also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries.
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Mind the quick declaration of disease outbreaks
The health ministry and the World Health Organisation ought not to be in a rush to declare a public emergency. We risk ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...