Uganda has discharged all 60 people identified as contacts of a Kenyan man who later tested positive for Ebola, after they completed 21 days of monitoring without developing symptoms or …
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Uganda Is Open for Business: Why Proximity and Headlines Keep Costing an Ebola Free Country
Uganda can successfully contain an Ebola outbreak and still pay an economic price long after transmission has stopped. A traveller passes through Entebbe, develops symptoms in another country, and Uganda’s …
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Uganda Is Now Ebola-Free: Dr. Andrew Kambugu On What It Took To Get Here
Before we discuss Uganda’s Ebola-free milestone, could you briefly introduce yourself and explain the role of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)? Dr. Kambugu: Dr. Andrew Ddungu Kambugu is a physician …
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Uganda’s Last Ebola Patient Discharged: What It Means for Business, Investment and the Economy
As Uganda’s last confirmed Ebola patient walked out of Mulago National Referral Hospital after making a full recovery, the moment symbolized more than the end of a medical journey. It …
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The Government of Japan has announced an emergency grant of USD 500,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to support Uganda’s efforts to contain the …