Ebola in Uganda: The people spreading misinformation online
Some Ugandans have been attacking the government's efforts, even denying the Ebola virus's existence. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Minister Aceng, WHO, Make Final Assessments As Uganda Prepares to Start Ebola Vaccine Trials
[Nile Post] Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng and the World Health Organization (WHO) country representative Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam have made final assessments of the clinical trial base in Kampala, as the country prepares to start Ebola vaccine trials. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Ebola - Schools Were Closed for Two Years During Covid, Now They Face More Closures - Something Must Change
[The Conversation Africa] Children in Uganda missed out on more school because of the COVID pandemic than their peers anywhere else in the world. An estimated 15 million pupils in the East African nation did not attend school for 83 weeks - that's almost two years. Statistical models predict a learning deficit of 2.8 years in Uganda because of the time lost through COVID-related closures. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 22, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Clerics Trained on Ebola Prevention
[Daily News] MORE than 200 religious leaders in Dar es Salaam have been trained on preventive measures against Ebola virus following the disease outbreak in neighboring Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: WHO to Carry Out Clinical Trials for Three Ebola Vaccines in Uganda Next Week
[Nile Post] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Uganda will receive three Ebola vaccines for clinical trials next week. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Tourists Canceling Trips Over Ebola Fears
[VOA] Kampala -- Uganda's tourism sector is once again being hit by effects from a deadly disease. In 2021, it was the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, it's the Ebola outbreak, with 141 confirmed cases and 55 deaths. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ebola scare in Britain: Hospital in Essex was shut overnight
Britain was hit by an Ebola scare last night after part of a Colchester Hospital, in Essex hospital was 'locked down' following a possible case of the fever virus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
As Ebola outbreak grows in Uganda, US ramps up preparedness plans
Uganda has been struggling with an Ebola outbreak for months, and although there have been no suspected or probable Ebola cases identified in the United States, federal and local health officials are working together to prepare for the possibility that the virus will spread across the Atlantic. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ebola Vaccine Candidates Expected to Be Shipped to Uganda Next Week: WHO Ebola Vaccine Candidates Expected to Be Shipped to Uganda Next Week: WHO
Three Ebola vaccine candidates for a planned clinical trial are expected to be shipped to Uganda next week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Ugandan Leader Says Anti-Ebola Efforts Starting to Succeed Ugandan Leader Says Anti-Ebola Efforts Starting to Succeed
Uganda ' s efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak were starting to succeed and the country has tightened restrictions in the outbreak ' s epicentre to further slow the rate of infections, President Yoweri Museveni said on Tuesday.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
WHO: 1st Ebola vaccines to arrive in Uganda next week
The head of the World Health Organization says he expects the first doses of Ebola vaccine targeting the strain causing the current outbreak in Uganda to arrive in the country next week (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda is Safe, Museveni Assures Visitors on Ebola
[Nile Post] President Museveni has assured visitors that Uganda is safe for everyone to visit, despite the outbreak of the Ebola virus which he said is in a few districts but also easy to avoid. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 16, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Govt Urges Tourists Not to Cancel Plans on Ebola Fears
[Capital FM] Kampala -- Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday urged foreign visitors not to cancel their plans over fears of the Ebola outbreak in the East African nation, insisting that the disease was under control. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 16, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Rises to #2 in Ranking of Companies ’ Efforts to Expand Access to Medicines Worldwide
Everyone should have the opportunity to lead a healthy life. This requires that we advance equitable access to healthcare and address some of the world’s most devastating and neglected diseases.We are proud that Johnson & Johnson’s actions to expand access to our medicines and focus on addressing diseases that disproportionately impact people in lower- and middle-income countries has made us the 2nd-ranked company globally in the 2022 Access to Medicine Index.Our industry-leading performance marks an improvement, up from 3rd in 2021, and is the sixth consecutive time we are featured as a top three performer by the ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda's Health Ministry Says Ebola Cases Stabilizing
[VOA] Kampala, Uganda -- As Uganda struggled to control the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, Health Ministry officials said Friday the cases are gradually stabilizing. This comes after media reports that some leaked documents show the disease could claim 500 lives by next April. The country has recorded 137 Ebola cases and 54 deaths since the outbreak began in September. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 13, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
