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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 1,000, health authorities said Sunday in their latest epidemiological update. According to figures released by the DRC health ministry, the country has reported 1,003 confirmed cases, including 254 deaths, …

Ar’u, DRC | URN | Ugandan health and security officials are in high level talks over joint management of the Ebola treatment center in Ar’u in DR Congo. Currently the government of DR Congo has established a satellite center to manage the pandemic but with limited capacity, a situation that …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in Uganda and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo remains far from being contained due to major gaps in contact tracing systems, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned. Speaking to journalists during a …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A new risk assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that the risk of transmission of Ebola Bundibugyo viral disease remains high in Uganda and very high in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising concern over potential cross-border spread. According to …

  Why Uganda’s Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary is carrying the pressure of a regional epidemic crisis   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Over the last decade, every time Uganda has had an Ebola outbreak, it has always found Dr Diana Atwine, Uganda’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda is in final preparations of setting up Ebola treatment centers and a Laboratory in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to assist the neighboring country bring the epidemic that has so far affected over 500 under control. Ugandan Health Authorities revealed on …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 363, including 62 deaths, according to figures released Wednesday by the DRC government, while Uganda on Thursday reported four recoveries. The latest developments were discussed on Thursday during an online press …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has confirmed one new Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections to 16 since the outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared on May 15, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday. In an update posted on social …

OSLO | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have strengthened cooperation to support the response to ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) said Tuesday. The cooperation aims to help …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health says over six hundred contacts of the fifteen Ebola Bundibugyo virus-positive cases in Uganda have been placed under a No-fly list. The Director of Public Health, Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, told journalists that the authorities had distributed details of all those under …