The outbreak marks Uganda's eighth from an Ebola virus. The first confirmed case in the outbreak was a nurse at a hospital in the nation's capital, Kampala, who contracted Ebola on Jan. 20 or Jan. 21 ...

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Uganda launches a groundbreaking vaccine trial to combat the deadly Ebola Sudan strain A global first this rapid-response effort aims to prevent future outbreaks ...

The minister for health, Ruth Aceng, has reassured the public that the country is under the attack of an Ebola outbreak from southern Sudan, adding that the government through the support of ...

Ugandan authorities launched a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one nurse in the ...

At least one person has died in the country's latest outbreak. US aid has been key to containing previous outbreaks. How will Uganda fare without it?One nurse died from the Sudan Ebola virus in Uganda ...

The U.S. has funded support services on the ground during Uganda's Ebola outbreak, the DRC's mpox outbreak and in the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. What happens now as foreign aid is being cut?

As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ...

For example, during the 2018–2020 Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, over 3,000 high-risk individuals were vaccinated with rVSV-ZEBOV, an approved vaccine for the Zaire strain.

Uganda reports a new Ebola outbreak in its capital, Kampala, marking the ninth occurrence since 2000. A male nurse has succumbed to the virus, with 44 contacts being traced. The government is ...

Current health news highlights significant challenges, including rising maternal deaths in Afghanistan due to U.S. funding ...

Dr Ryan said that response and clear information-sharing NGOs, UN agencies and government institutions is essential in any response, but particularly so in an Ebola crisis, where a fast and ...