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Mpox
12 December 2024, 2:53 pm
CSOs push for swift response, vaccine access, and community engagement
By Byamukama Alozious Civil society organisations (CSOs) today 12th December 2024 held a press conference to address the growing Mpox outbreak in Uganda, which has significantly intensified since the country’s first confirmed case in July 2024. The outbreak was recently declared…
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…
24 September 2024, 10:05 am
Uganda receives Mpox sample collecting kit boost from Germany and WHO
By Paul Kabali and Alozious Byamukama Uganda’s battle against the Mpox outbreak received a major boost this week with the arrival of 5,000 sample collection kits, valued at UGX 56 million, donated by the German government through the World Health…
22 August 2024, 3:09 pm
Uganda: A secure destination for tourists
By Annet Nakato The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has reaffirmed that Uganda is a secure destination for tourists. This reassurance follows the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring Mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Similarly, the Africa Centres for…