Tag Archives: DRC

  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 …

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 is planning to establish a mobile Ebola treatment centre in Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of efforts to prevent further importation of Ebola cases into Uganda. Speaking during a meeting with health workers on …

  As the football jamboree approaches, a rare Ebola type in Central Africa is testing global vigilance   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On May 30, as football fans around the world counted down to the start of the FIFA World Cup in North America and airlines prepared for the annual …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The Ugandan military said Sunday that it will continue joint operations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group despite the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the neighboring country. Chris Magezi, acting spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples’ Defence …

    SPECIAL FEATURE | As the DRC battles a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak, investment in community health surveillance is critical, writes Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO of Amref Health Africa. Since the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has announced the immediate temporary closure of its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following what authorities described as a continued escalation of the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC and heightened risks posed by cross-border movement. The resolutions were agreed upon by …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has now become one of the hardest-hit areas in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak. In Shuni 1, a neighborhood of Mongbwalu, the fatal virus has entered homes, funerals, and daily conversations, spreading …