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Uganda urges vigilance as Ebola cases rise to 5

Uganda’s Ministry of |Health has advised the public to remain vigilant as the Ebola cases in the capital city of Kampala continue to rise. Minister of Health, Ruth Aceng, said in a tweet that two more contacts of the people under quarantine at the country’s Mulago National Referral Hospital on Saturday tested positive, bringing the […]

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23,000 people fle amid violence in N/E DRC – UN

No fewer than 23,000 people have fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since renewed fighting between government troops and rebel militia in the northeast of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. Around 2,500 people arrived in Uganda from the DRC since the latest outbreak of violence […]

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Ebola death cases in Uganda rise to 24 – Ministry

Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Monday said the cumulative number of Ebola deaths in the country has risen to 24 after five new deaths were recorded in the last four days. The ministry in an update as of Oct. 16 said the cumulative number of confirmed cases has also risen to 60 after two new […]

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