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UK public health alert over Ebola outbreak as doctors urged 'be vigilant for symptoms'

The UK Health Security Agency is currently monitoring an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda - but the risk to the public in the UK is very low and there are currently no cases of the disease confirmed in this country

Daily Mirror

Uganda: an ancient circumcision ritual is key to imparting communal knowledge

Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda’s Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between the ages of 16 and 22 undergo this initiation into manhood, they learn the ancient meaning of the practice through music…

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CDC, WHO, Uganda to host regional meeting as Ebola spreads

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda next week will host a ministerial meeting on the outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine and has caused alarm in the East Africa region

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Uganda’s president promotes son after he threatens to invade Kenya

Muhoozi Kainerugab said his army would invade Nairobi in two weeks

The Independent UK

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni says sorry after army chief son Muhoozi Kainerugaba threatens to invade Kenya

Muhoozi Kainerugaba was sacked as commander of the army's land forces in the wake of the controversy, but also promoted to four-star general.

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Uganda president apologises for son's tweets on invading Kenya

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday apologised to Kenya after his son, a top general and heir-apparent, threatened on Twitter to invade the neighbouring country and capture its capital in two weeks.

Reuters

Uganda police detain nine people for oil pipeline protest

Uganda police detained nine people protesting against a planned crude oil pipeline on Tuesday, in an escalating crackdown on critics of the project opposed by environmentalists, activists and European Union lawmakers.

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Uganda's president fires military son after offensive tweets

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his son as commander of the infantry forces Tuesday after the son tweeted an unprovoked threat to capture the capital of neighboring Kenya, drawing widespread concern in East Africa

The Independent UK

Uganda removes president's son from army role after Kenya invasion tweets

President Yoweri Museveni has removed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as commander of Uganda's land forces, the military said on Tuesday, after Kainerugaba repeatedly threatened on Twitter to invade neighbouring Kenya.

Reuters

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine objects to oil pipeline

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine says that a planned pipeline to export oil is likely to entrench the long rule of President Yoweri Museveni

The Independent UK

Sixty years after independence from the UK, Australian Ugandans reflect on culture and connection

Ugandans who have settled in South Australia have established the state's first language school to ensure cultural connections in their new home remain strong.

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Burundi's Gatumba massacre offers a window into the past and future of the DRC conflict

For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border conflicts. The neighbouring countries of Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda have been locked into this ongoing…

The Conversation

Testing trouble adds to disorder in Uganda's Ebola response

In a remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added to the score of challenges authorities face

The Independent UK

Ebola kills doctor in Uganda, first health worker killed in latest outbreak

A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda who contracted Ebola has died, the first health worker killed by the disease in the latest outbreak in the country, Uganda's health minister said on Saturday.

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First Thing: ‘catastrophic’ damage in Florida as Hurricane Ian heads to South Carolina

Biden says storm could be deadliest in state’s history as it regains strength and heads for South Carolina. Plus, meet Uganda’s first female pro cyclist

The Guardian - UK

‘Dreams can come true’: Uganda’s first female pro cyclist aims for the Tour de France

Florence Nakaggwa talks about her goal to introduce the sport to more girls, and how working in a hair salon was never the right path for her

Reuters

Ugandan lawmakers pass law to curb trade in human organs

Ugandan lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday to ban any trade in human body parts, after a series of media reports about criminals using force and trickery to take people's organs.

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5 steps to stop Ebola spreading in East Africa – a frontline expert advises

The biggest Ebola outbreak in human history happened in West Africa from 2014 to 2015. I was on the front lines in Liberia serving as the head of case detection for the National Ebola Response team and administering critical aspects of Liberia’s Ebola response.

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Ebola kills five in Uganda, 19 other deaths likely connected, president says

Five people have died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, the president said on Wednesday, but he said he would not order a lockdown because Ebola is easier to manage than COVID-19.

Reuters

At least 22 killed in two Uganda helicopter crashes, Congo army says

At least 22 people were killed when two Ugandan military helicopters crashed on Monday and Tuesday in east Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, a Congo army spokesman who asked not to be named told Reuters on Wednesday.

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DRC declares end to latest Ebola virus outbreak

The country’s 15th outbreak comes to an end as neighbouring Uganda races to tackle virus outbreak of its own.

The Times of India

There is a tremendous gap between resources and awareness when it comes to kids’ health: Dr Radhika Batra, 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winner

The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation honoured Dr Radhika Batra, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Every Infant Matters, which provides last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children in India along with three others with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards. "Radhika Batra of India, Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda,…

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Ebola outbreak in Uganda: the health system has never been better prepared

An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus was announced by Uganda’s ministry of health on 21 September 2022. Uganda has had at least six previous episodes of Ebola in 2000 (224 dead), 2007 (37 dead), 2011 (1 dead), two events in 2012 (21 dead) and 2019 (4 dead). The recently…

Al Jazeera

Uganda confirms three more Ebola deaths

Health ministry also says four more infections confirmed in past 24 hours in outbreak detected in Mubende district.

Reuters

Uganda has confirmed seven Ebola cases so far, one death

Uganda has confirmed seven cases of Ebola including in a man who died this week, and seven other deaths are being investigated as suspected cases of a strain for which the authorities do not yet have a vaccine, officials said on Thursday.

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