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 […]
By AgenciesThe United States has announced an additional $20 million to strengthen Ebola preparedness as part of wider regional efforts to contain the outbreak in East and Central Africa.The funding, announced by the U.S. Department of State in coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), brings total direct U.S. Ebola response […]
By AgenciesWASHINGTON, DC – The United States government is conditioning lifesaving health assistance on broad access to surveillance data and extractive rights to pathogen samples and data for pharmaceutical development, Human Rights Watch said Monday, June 8th, 2026. Human Rights Watch issued an assessment of seven bilateral health agreements signed in late 2025 with Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, […]
By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the World Health Organization (WHO) of Uganda’s continued commitment and preparedness to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak, emphasizing the importance of regional cooperation and swift public health interventions to prevent the spread of the disease. The President made the remarks on Monday, June 8th, […]
CAPTION: Medical workers clean up at an Ebola treatment center in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 4, 2026. (Xinhua) KINSHASA, June 4 (Xinhua) — Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 363, including 62 deaths, according to figures released Wednesday by the […]
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence of Ebola in its volatile eastern region where instability is rife. Ahead of his arrival, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to armed groups to declare a ceasefire so that health workers can […]