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...