Ministry of health heightens surveillance as Ebola cases in Kampala rise to 14
The confirmed Ebola cases in Kampala have risen to 14 after more than nine people tested positive.
The new cases are a result of contacts from a fatal case that originated in Kasanda and died at Mulago Hospital, Uganda's Ministry of Health said.
Dr Jane Aceng, the Minister of Health, said most of the new cases were family members of the fatal case.
"Yesterday, October 23rd, 2022, nine people were tested for Ebola in the Greater Kampala region, bringing the total number...
CONFIRMED: Kabanda has only one kidney-Medical Council
The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council -UMDPC has confirmed that Muhamood Kabanda was born with only one kidney.
In a report released on Thursday, the Council refuted allegations on the missing kidney by Kabanda following a surgical operation at Old Kampala Hospital.
The council further confirmed that Kabanda was born with only the RIGHT kidney.
The report signed by both Professor Joel Okullo, the Chairman of the Council, and Dr. Katumba Ssentongo, the Registrar, ruled out the claim and established that...
Dr. Aceng Commissions Madudu Isolation Facility to Admit Ebola Cases
The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero on Monday 17th October 2022, commissioned Madudu Isolation facility in Mubende District to begin admitting suspected cases of Ebola.
“On 17th October 2022 at 1:30pm, we commissioned Madudu Isolation facility in Mubende district to begin admitting suspect cases of Ebola,” Dr. Aceng stated.
The commissioning follows the escalation of Ebola cases in the district that needed a special facility for the control and treatment of the Virus.
Aceng along with partners such as...
Soroti Hospital confirms first Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Patient
Medical doctors at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital have confirmed one patient from Aprikila Sub County in Kaberamaido District with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).
According to Dr. Wilson Etolu, a consultant physician at Soroti Hospital, the patient was admitted on Wednesday 12th October after she received a referral from Kaberamaido Hospital.
Etolu said that the patient had developed severe headache and stomachache that needed further management.
A close relative to the patient revealed that the condition had persisted even after receiving medication at...
President directs full mobilization of Kampala into a response mode
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed for a full mobilization of Kampala City into a response mode against Ebola Virus Disease-EVD.
The directive followed the confirmation of contacts of two Ebola cases from Mubende District.
“For Kampala City, while the two cases that tested positive came from Mubende District and are regarded as Mubende cases, because of the presence of the contacts of these two cases and the risks of infection, I have directed a full mobilization of Kampala City into...