By AgencyKAMPALA – Uganda said previous outbreaks have taught the authorities how to respond efficiently to EbolaThe Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the second-worst on record, with the official death toll passing a grim milestone of 1,500.Experts believe the true number of fatalities during this outbreak, which […]
CAPTION: Minister Baryomunsi flanked by PS Diana Atwine and State Minister Ayume. PHOTO UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE By Our reporterKAMPALA – Uganda has officially been declared Ebola-free after successfully containing an outbreak traced to imported cases from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday.Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi made the declaration […]
CAPTION: Eliane Becks Nininahazwe, also known as “HIV Stigmafighter,” is a global HIV activist, artist, and performer from Burundi. How Eric Turned an HIV Diagnosis Into ActivismBy Melody ChirondaBUJUMBURA – When Eric was diagnosed with HIV at 26, a doctor told him to plan for his funeral and give up on the idea of children.Today he’s […]
CAPTION: A health workers carry a coffin of one of the ebola victims in Ituri DR Congo recently (File photo). By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and ReutersPublished On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026The number of people infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 3,200, according to government data, including at […]
CAPTION: Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi, left, with health worker discgarge the last patient from Mulago Hospital July 16th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA The country must wait 42 days without a new case before it can be declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) despite the discharge of the last patient from the Ebola […]
CAPTION: Health workers with a victims of Ebola in Ituri recently. (File photo). By AgenciesGENEVA – Infections of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached record highs and a majority of new cases are coming from “unknown chains of transmission”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust has announced a major milestone in its efforts to protect the endangered chimpanzees of the Kyambura Gorge. Just six months after launching Uganda’s first permanent, science-based monitoring programme for the isolated population, researchers have successfully identified 25 of the gorge’s chimpanzees, laying the foundation for future […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Ministry of Health has announced that Uganda will receive an additional 19,200 doses of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable medicine used to prevent HIV infection, as demand for the drug continues to grow across the country.The new shipment, expected to arrive in July 2026, will mainly be used to provide second […]
CAPTION: A paramedic stands by a suspected Ebola patient lying in an ambulance at a treatment centre in Bunia, DRC, Monday, June 15, 2026 [Moses Sawasawa/AP] By Shola LawalThe deadly Ebola virus outbreak in eastern Africa could be the “worst ever” in history, the director-general of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, has […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Ministry of Health has revealed that demand for Lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection launched in April, currently surpasses available doses, with more men demanding the twice-yearly drug. Speaking at a meeting attended on Friday June 12th, 2026by HIV advocates, researchers and policymakers, Dr Herbert Kadama who coordinates Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis […]