Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 23 people have been injured in a bus accident in Mubende district. The accident involving a Link bus occurred at Gwanika along the Fort Portal-Kampala highway. The incident ocurred around 2:00am when a bus belonging to Link Bus Company registration number UBF 967K lost control …
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On Jan.11, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN agency in charge of global health, together with the government of Uganda, declared the end of the Mubende Ebola outbreak which was first diagnosed in September, last year. By the time the declaration was made, the health authorities had registered 142 …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four survivors, who have been undergoing treatment at the Ebola Treatment Unit – ETU in Mubende have been discharged. They were discharged on Thursday amid jubilation by the health workers, district technical staff, and members of the Ebola Taskforce led by Mubende Resident District …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has acknowledged the progress achieved in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease but extended the lockdown in Mubende and Kassanda districts by 21 days. The lockdown restricts movements in and out, as a measure to prevent the spread of the disease. Museveni …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has asked health workers deployed in the Ebola treatment unit in Mubende district who are agitating for payment to be a little more patient and not threaten them with striking. Without giving exact dates of when the money will …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 learners from schools in Mubende district were on Tuesday transported to their respective homes. Last week, the government announced a plan to transport learners to and from Mubende and Kassanda, for holidays when the term closes. Mubende and Kassanda districts are under …
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President says tourists don’t have to cancel their visits to Uganda as the Ebola outbreak is localized to only 6 out of the country’s 146 districts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has banned trucks carrying timber logs from entering or leaving Mubende and Kassanda districts the epiceter …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has commissioned a newly constructed Ebola treatment unit in Mubende district, to create more space for handling patients on admission. The new unit, located at the Works yard in Mubende town will accommodate 60 patients. Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Mubende are investigating circumstances under which a 36-year-old woman was on Monday allegedly shot and injured as security personnel enforced the lockdown restrictions in South Division, Mubende Municipality. On Saturday, President Museveni announced 21 days of lockdown in Mubende and Kassanda districts, …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has provided vehicles to transport medical personnel, teachers, and learners in Mubende district. The Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, said that the government deployed vehicles in line with the presidential directive that restricted the movement of public and private vehicles after Mubende …
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