Recovering from Ebola Virus Disease depends on supportive care and the patientโs immune response.
People who recover from Ebola develop antibodies that can last for 10 years.
It is not a guarantee that people who recover from Ebola are immune for life or canโt be infected with other Ebola virus species.
Some Ebola survivors may have long term complications like joint and vision problems.
Currently there no certified antiviral drug for treating Ebola Virus Disease but the treatment stops the virus from multiplying itself.
Let us protect ourselves from getting infected by Ebola to avoid some of the complications that come with it, physically, socially and even economically.
While appearing on the weekly Urban TV morning talk show, Dr. John Baptist Waniaye, the commissioner emergency medical services at the Ministry of Health revealed that Religious and cultural beliefs are undermining efforts to combat Ebola in Kassanda district.
โPeople exhume bodies our health workers have buried, arguing that we donโt respect their religious or traditional values when burying their loved ones, and leads totheir death since they get infected,โ he said.
The Ebola Surveillance Team at the Masaka Regional Referral Hospital is concerned about the current grasshopper season given the Ebola outbreak that has affected several districts in central Uganda. Dr. James Elima, the superintendent of Masaka Referral Hospital is concerned that the operations of grasshopper trappers and vendors may increase the risk of spreading Ebola to the communities, especially at a time when the hospital has confirmed the first Ebola death.
Rubaga North Member of Parliament, Hon. Abubaker Kawalya has denied allegations made against him by the State Minister for Primary Healthcare, Hon. Margaret Muhanga for misinforming the public about the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.
Muhanga accused Kawalya for misleading the public that there is no Ebola outbreak in Uganda, during a talk show on CBS Radio on 1st September2022. She made the allegation while presenting to Parliament a status update on the Ebola on Wednesday, 02 November 2022.
President Museveni on Thursday commissioned theย ย new National Medical Stores pharmaceutical warehouse and officeย ย complex in Kajjansi, off Entebbe Road. While speaking as the chief guest during the commissioning, President Museveni hailed the Ministry of health and National Medical Stores (NMS) for the warehouse and office complex, explaining that it would solve some of the challenges faced by the sector.
ย Speaker Anita Among has this morning re-echoed the need for journalists to stick to the stipulated ethical standards as they carry on their duty of informing the populace. She was at the swearing-in and handover ceremony of the new leadership of Uganda Parliamentary Press Association, a body that unites all journalists reporting at Parliament of Uganda.
Members of Parliament have approved a request by the government to borrow $464million (about Shs1.7 trillion) to finance infrastructure and development needs of the budget despite objection from the opposition, who say the loan terms are unfair.
Parliament has recommended that accounting officers in four districts; Mityana, Butambala, Buikwe, Apac and municipalities ofย ย Nansana, Makindye Ssabagabo, Kira, be reprimanded for causing financial loss. This was after the House adopted the report of the Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government) on the report of the Auditor General for financial year 2020/2021 on Thursday 03rd November 2022, indicating that millions were unspent as budgeted and returned to the treasury, mismanagement of payrolls, mismatch between recruitment plans and the actual recruitment among others.
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director Richard Byarugaba has been elected the African region representative to the International Social Security Association (ISSA) Bureau. The election was confirmed at the 34th ISSA General Assembly during the World Social Security Forum in Marrakech, Morroco.
The former president of the Uganda Medical Association, Dr. Richard Idro, has been elected to the fellowship of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health of UK (FRCPCH).ย ๐ccording to the college, the fellowship is the highest honour and recognition bestowed on a paediatrician.
Members of Parliament want government to carry out countrywide vaccination of livestock to curb the spread of the foot and mouth disease in the cattle corridor.
The call was made after Napak District Woman Member of Parliament; Hon. Faith Nakut raised a matter of urgency during the plenary sitting on Wednesday.
ย According to Dr. Joy Muhindo, the Kasese Municipal Health Officer, residents in districts of Kasese, Bunyangabu, and Fort Portal city escaped death after eating grasshoppers that led them to stomach complications and vomitingย ย after eating them. This started on Saturday last week with people from villages of Kisanga B, Kamulikwizi and Nyakasanga West in Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality, Rwimi in Bunyangabu district and later to residents of Fort Portal city on Monday who reported complications that came up after chewing grasshoppers.
Mutufu town council local government in Sironko district has released Shs8million to rehabilitate all gravity flow scheme taps. While speaking in an exclusive interview at his office yesterday, Robert Giduyi, the LCIII chairperson of Mutufu town council said that the eight million is local revenue remittance given to them by the district for the Financial Year 2021/2022 for rehabilitating taps which were not functioning.
Bubandi Sub-county leaders commended government for the construction of Busunga Modern Market worth Ugx2.6 billion. The chairperson Bubandi Sub-county said this during a spot visit to monitor the start of the construction work contracted by King Albert Construction Company Limited.
Lakwana Sub-county leaders confirmed that the RDC launched the Polio vaccination campaign in presence of the VHTs, Sub County leaders, LC.II chairpersons among others at Opit Primary School in Opit central ward on 4th November 2022. During the ceremony, children from Opit Lower Ward and Opit Central Ward were vaccinated.
The Executive Director of Jane Goodall institute, James Byamukama condemned the increasing habit of killing and eating wild animals in Kagadi district. This comes at a time when residents of Buhumuliro sub-county last week slaughtered a chimpanzee and shared its meat. Byamukama was speaking during awareness and sensitization meeting for the district leadership and decision makers on Chimpanzee conservation in Kagadi district held at Emiline Hotel.
According to Education Officials in Omoro District, UNEB officials conducted a briefing meeting for primary head teachers, PLE Supervisors and invigilators at Omoro District headquarters.
The function was attended by the RDC Omoro district, deputy Chief Administrative Officer, District Education Officials, District Police Commander and Inspector of schools.
Facebookโs sister platform WhatsApp updated its appearance introducing a new interesting feature. The feature referred to as Communities will afford users the opportunity to bring different groups under one platform. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the addition of Communities is a major evolution for WhatsApp.
ย A coalition led by the right-wing former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a majority of seats in the 120-seat parliament, or Knesset, allowing the contentious figure to return to power.
ย Final election results announced on Thursday show that Netanyahu and his ultranationalist allies won 64 seats in the 120-seat parliament, with 32 of those seats going to Netanyahuโs party, Likud.
ย Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been shot and lightly wounded on the leg, in an attack on his protest march in the countryโs east. He was leading a protest march on the capital, to demand snap elections.
ย One of his supporters was killed and several officials of Khanโs PTI party were injured in the shooting in Wazirabad.
Current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the shooting and ordered the interior minister to seek an immediate investigation.
