What Do Health Workers in Uganda Need to End the Current Ebola Outbreak?
By Tracy Kobukindo ,
Nurse and advocate ; David Bryden,
Director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and senior policy and advocacy advisor at IntraHealth International
Tracy Kobukindo is a registered nurse and advocate in Uganda. She also serves as a Frontline Health Workers Coalition Regional Advisor, helping to guide the Coalition ’s advocacy messages and policy recommendations. Photo by Tracy Kobukindo.November 03, 2022Health workers in Uganda are now at the forefront of responding to another serious infectious disease. Last month the country declared an Ebola outbreak, caused by the Sudan species of th...
Source: IntraHealth International - November 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Policy & Advocacy Health Workers Nurses Source Type: news
Sudan: Cases of Dengue Fever and Malaria On the Rise
[Dabanga] El Obeid / El Fasher / Khartoum -- Cases of dengue fever* have appeared in North Kordofan, while North Darfur continues to suffer from large numbers of dengue and malaria cases and Khartoum state is monitoring a rise in malaria cases in some localities. No cases of Ebola have been reported in Sudan so far. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 3, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Uganda: Ebola - Lessons From Covid Show That Heavy-Handed Lockdowns May Be a Bad Idea
[The Conversation Africa] Since the first case of the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda was confirmed in mid-September, the number of cases has topped 127 across seven districts, including 17 in the capital city Kampala. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Opinion
KAMPALA, Uganda — The first major Ebola outbreak in Uganda happened when I was a medical student at Makerere University in Kampala. A professor of virology explained to us the dangers of... #border #virusfamily #professor #uganda #makerereuniversity #ebolaoutbreak #militaryofficer #kampala (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: Zanzibar Authorities Move to Curb Measles, Ebola
[Daily News] ZANZIBAR First Vice President Othman Masoud has urged members of the public in isles to take precautionary measures against measles and Ebola, which has been reported in neighboring Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
East Africa: Rising Ebola Cases in Uganda Spark Regional Concern
[The New Humanitarian] Kampala -- The raising of the threat level by the WHO has neighbours on edge amid growing questions over lockdowns and the broader response. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: KCCA Rallies Kampala Residents to Embrace Technology in Ebola Fight
[Nile Post] Isaac Olupot (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria At Risk of Importing Ebola Virus, NCDC Warns
[Leadership] Following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Ugandan, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has alerted that Nigeria is at high risk of Importation of the disease, based on available data and risk assessment conducted. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Govt Tightens Measures Against Ebola Outbreak
[This Day] Nigeria has rolled out further measures aimed at forestalling and containing any outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus disease in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Ebola - As Cases Rise in Uganda, Nigeria Warns Against Outbreak
[Premium Times] NCDC said passengers arriving from Uganda and persons who transited in Uganda are being followed up for 21 days after they arrived in Nigeria for their health status. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Ebola Scare - State Strengthens Public Health Surveillance At Entry Points
[Daily News] THE government has strengthened public health surveillance across the country's entry points and port services as Uganda's capital Kampala records five new cases of the Sudan strain of Ebola Virus Disease, making up a total of 126 registered, said the Minister of Health Ms Ummy Mwalimu. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 31, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ebola spreads in Uganda as country waits for experimental vaccine
There is no known treatment for the new Sudan Ebola virus strain rapidly spreading in Uganda, but there’s hope an experimental vaccine could be going into arms in the next few weeks. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/The National Source Type: news
Uganda: Ebola Outbreak in Uganda - Is Everything Under Control?
[DW] The Ebola outbreak has reached Uganda's capital, Kampala. But aid organizations lack the financial means to fight the fast-transmitting disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Good News And Bad News About The Ebola Epidemic In Uganda
The question now is whether interventions are in time to avert a large outbreak? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 27, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John Drake, Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Source Type: news
African health official: Ebola in Uganda is under control
Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is under control, a top public health official in Africa said Thursday, noting that local health authorities are doing well in tracing most contacts (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
