Infectious diseases

24 May 2026, 4:54 pm

Uganda, DRC rally regional support over Ebola outbreak

By Byamukama Alozious Health ministers and delegates from across Africa have called for stronger regional coordination and urgent action to contain the growing Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo strain, warning that if Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo…

31 October 2024, 6:46 pm

Uganda’s Mpox outbreak: Students and Kampala residents at high risk

By Byamukama Alozious As Mpox cases continue to rise in many parts of Uganda, students have emerged as the most affected group in the ongoing outbreak, which began in August this year. The Ministry of Health reports that individuals aged…