Uganda has had more than five Ebola outbreaks in the last two decades, mostly along its western regions close to the DRC, according to the Ministry of Health. The Ebola virus is highly contagious ...
By cutting trees in response to international demand for tobacco, farmers induced wildlife to start eating virus-laden bat ...
Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like ...
The Ebola virus disease outbreak now ravaging parts of West Africa is the largest on record. In fact, West Africa has seen more cases of the disease in 2014 than have been seen in all other ...
Uganda has registered more than 50 deaths from Ebola - Copyright AFP BADRU KATUMBA Uganda has registered more than 50 deaths from Ebola - Copyright AFP BADRU KATUMBA ...
Zika and other public health emergencies, effective communication of public health messages is crucial to control the spread ...
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Epidemiology researchers are harnessing tools developed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, ...
A meeting convened by WHO in Africa in February, 2024, aimed to develop a protocol for assessing new treatments for filovirus diseases during outbreaks. Esther Nakkazi reports.
Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, WHO Representative to Uganda, welcomed the country's progress in key healthcare areas.
The Government of Uganda has received a boost in its fight against infectious diseases and pandemics with a donation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment worth shillings ...