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WHO steps up support to Uganda’s evolving Ebola outbreak as hope for vaccines increases

WHO steps up support to Uganda’s evolving Ebola outbreak as hope for vaccines increases

Brazzaville/Kampala – As the first doses of candidate vaccines…
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Contact tracers and village health teams take on Ebola in Uganda

Contact tracers and village health teams take on Ebola in Uganda

Madudu, Uganda ‒ Following the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, which was…
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WHO and partners tour Ebola Treatment Centers in Uganda

Ministry of Health and Development partners tour Ebola Treatment Units to strengthen response preparedness in the country

The Ministry of Health in Uganda in partnership with the World Health…
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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

Addis Ababa/Brazzaville/Kampala – Ministers of Health and…
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Handover of Ebola Kits from USAID through WHO to the Ministry of Health for the protection of Health Workers when caring for Ebola patients in Uganda

Ministry of Health, WHO and USAID strengthen protection of Health Workers During the Ebola Outbreak Response in Uganda

Kampala - The Ministry of Health in Uganda has received from the…
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Health Workers in the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital where Ebola cases from Madudu district have been managed

Uganda Defines Priorities and Needs in Its Ebola Response Plan

Kampala - The Ministry of Health and health development partners…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak declared over, Uganda boosts response

Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak declared over, Uganda boosts response

Brazzaville/Kampala/Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the…
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Curbing Ebola resurgence risk among survivors in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Curbing Ebola resurgence risk among survivors in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa – In 2018, World Health Organization (WHO), working with the…
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Community Engagement to support the country response to the Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

Health Development Partners Mobilized to End the Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

The leadership of the Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health…
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WHO bolsters Ebola disease outbreak response in Uganda

WHO bolsters Ebola disease outbreak response in Uganda

Brazzaville – In an accelerated effort to scale up response to the…
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