Ebola deaths in Uganda climb to seven
Kampala – The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Uganda has risen to seven, the health ministry said... Read more
2 Oct, 2022
Uganda rules out Ebola lockdown
Kampala – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ruled out imposing a lockdown to contain the highly contagious Ebola... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019
Kampala – Uganda’s health ministry on Tuesday announced the country’s first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since... Read more
20 Sep, 2022
Ghana declares end to Marburg virus outbreak, says WHO
Accra – Ghana has declared the end of a Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly two months... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Egypt records its first monkeypox case
Cairo – Egypt has recorded its first case of the monkeypox virus, in a man who travelled regularly to... Read more
8 Sep, 2022
Chad makes masks, social-distancing obligatory as Covid cases mount
N’Djamena – Chad reintroduced rules making it obligatory to wear face masks in public spaces and observe social-distancing as... Read more
24 Aug, 2022
Italian tourist dies in Cuba’s first case of monkeypox
Havana – An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country’s health ministry... Read more
23 Aug, 2022
Philippine classrooms reopen after more than two years
Manila – Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with... Read more
22 Aug, 2022
DRC investigates suspected Ebola case
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating a suspected case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the... Read more
21 Aug, 2022
More than 150 children dead in Zimbabwe measles outbreak
Harare – A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2 000 infections... Read more
17 Aug, 2022
