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Health officials at WHO and Africa CDC are frank that case numbers may rise in the  coming days as teams move from confirmation to containment Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On 4 Sept. 4, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its 16th outbreak of Ebola virus disease since 1976, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The cumulative number of confirmed mpox cases in Uganda has hit 8,001, with 50 deaths reported as the East African country registers a decline in new infections, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. A total of 15 new infections and two deaths were recorded …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the central province of Kasai, the country’s 16th since 1976, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that infections might rise further. DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has criticized the Ministry of Health for failing to declare an outbreak of Cholera in Amuru district despite rising deaths and infections. Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 14 people are hospitalized following a suspected outbreak of cholera in Elegu Town Council in Amuru district, a busy border point between Uganda and South Sudan. Milton Okello, the district Surveillance Focal Point person, said the suspected cases were detected on July …

DHAKA, Bangladesh | Xinhua | Bangladesh on Saturday recorded two new COVID-19 deaths during the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 22 so far this month. The country on June 5 recorded its first COVID-19 fatality this year when a man died from the infectious disease in the capital …

  ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The death toll from Africa’s ongoing mpox outbreak has surpassed 1,800, as the number of cases reported since the beginning of 2024 approaches the 150,000 mark, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). During an online media briefing …

Bullisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has allayed fears of a looming lockdown following viral social media claims around a purported surge in COVID-19 infections in Uganda. Speaking to URN in an interview on Tuesday, Dr Col Henry Kyobe, the COVID-19 incident commander in the ministry, …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) is intensifying emergency response efforts to control an outbreak of anthrax in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement released on Thursday, WHO reported that 16 suspected and one confirmed human cases of the disease have been recorded …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results of a new audit by the World Health Organization (WHO) across 108 country offices in low- and lower-middle-income countries show that many countries are working to increase or reallocate funding from domestic and alternative external sources to address gaps left by the withdrawal of …