Uganda — Notícias
Rapid response teams bolster Uganda’s Ebola fight
First meeting at 8:00am, last one at 7:00pm. In between, Hilda Wesonga untiringly goes from one village to another to sensitize communities on the current Ebola outbreak.
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WHO steps up support to Uganda’s evolving Ebola outbreak as hope for vaccines increases
As the first doses of candidate vaccines against the Sudan ebola virus are expected to arrive in Uganda in the coming days, World Health Organization (WHO) is boosting efforts to support the government-led response against the outbreak which has now affected nine districts, including three complex urban environments.
Ler maisUganda’s capital races to curb spread of Ebola
Uganda declared an outbreak of the Sudan ebolavirus on 20 September 2022 in the country’s central Mubende district, which is about a two-hour drive away from the capital, Kampala. Some Ebola patients travelled from the outbreak epicentre to Kampala in search of care and by 7 November, there were 17 confirmed cases in the city.
Ler maisUganda targets over 8.7 million children with the new oral polio vaccine as part of its process to build health systems resilience
The Ugandan Ministry of Health is set to administer the new oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) to 8.7 million children aged zero to five years old in a nationwide door-to-door campaign from 4 to 10 November 2022, as part of the …
Ler maisContact tracers and village health teams take on Ebola in Uganda
Since an Ebola outbreak was declared in Uganda on 20 September, health assistant Nyangoma Kirrungi has been on the frontline of the country’s response day in and day out, working as a contact tracer in Madudu sub-county, one of the areas affected by the outbreak.
Ler maisMinistry of Health and Development partners tour Ebola Treatment Units to strengthen response preparedness in the country
The Ministry of Health in Uganda in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) organized a guided tour for development partners to the Entebbe and Mulago Ebola Treatment Units (ETU) to assess the state and oper…
Ler maisAfrican health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak
Ministers of Health and government representatives from 9 African countries today agreed on joint measures to stop the potential spread of the ongoing Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda and beyond its borders.
Ler maisIn Uganda, fighting Ebola one patient at a time
As soon as the Sudan ebolavirus was detected in Uganda and an outbreak was declared on 20 September 2020, the country’s health authorities placed emphasis on supportive care, as no effective vaccine for this species of ebolavirus has yet been licenced.
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