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Uganda declares Ebola Virus Disease outbreak
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Ebola Sudan virus was confirmed in Mubende district in the central part of the country.
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WHO and the Ministry of Health Train 29 Regional Emergency Responders in the Prevention and Management of viral hemorrhagic fevers
The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Uganda’s Ministry of Health, has commenced a five-day training for 29 emergency responders from five African countries. Held from 15th to 19th August 2022 th…
Read moreWHO donates 2,400 tests for Mpox to Uganda
The World Health Organization has provided the Ugandan Ministry of Health with a set of 2,400 tests to strengthen the country's response to mpox through rapid laboratory identification of cases. These kits are among t…
Read moreWHO, CDC and the Ministry of Health trained 70 Emergency Responders to improve health emergency management in Uganda
The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) trained over 70 emergency responders, including managers, national trainers, and rapid response t…
Read moreWHO and the German Government donate 2,800 oxygen cylinders and 48,172,700 syringes to Uganda
The Ministry of Health has received an additional 2,800 oxygen cylinders and 48,172,700 syringes from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to support the continued fig…
Read moreOver 4,750,000 Community Members in Uganda Sensitized on The Negative Impacts of Tobacco Consumption on Health and The Environment
The Ministry of Health in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO), and members of the Civil Society conducted a series of activities in Entebbe municipality in Uganda to commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2022 under th…
Read moreEnding Tobacco Farming Leads To A Healthy Environment And A Healthier Population
Op-ed - The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. Tobacco kills more than 8 million people every year, and around 1.2 million of these deaths are due to exposure to second…
Read moreUganda Receives Three Generators to Power Oxygen Plants at Three Regional Referral Hospitals
The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over three generators worth UGX 571,220,522 purchased with financial support from the Government of Denmark through Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) to the M…
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