The One Health concept underscores the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. This holistic approach is increasingly essential in Africa, where complex interactions between these domains significantly impact public.
Africa has significantly bolstered its public health education and pandemic preparedness through its experiences with crises such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and COVID-19. Recognising the link between health and climate change,.
Africa has witnessed several disease outbreaks, making it crucial to develop effective early warning systems. Event-based surveillance (EBS) is a key component of these systems, enabling timely detection and response.
Uganda is currently in a state of jubilation after the confirmation that the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended as no new case was reported over a.
The World Health Organization (WHO) country representative Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam and Ugandan minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng have made final assessments of the clinical trial base in Kampala, as.
Three candidate vaccines against the strain of Ebola wreaking havoc in Uganda will be shipped to the East African country next week for trials, the World Health Organization, WHO, said.
In about two weeks, Uganda would deploy the experimental Ebola vaccines to prevent the further spread of the virus in the country. WHO Representative in Uganda, Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam.
The British High Commission in Kampala said the UK was ready to provide £2.2m to WHO, UNICEF, and WFP in a bid to support Uganda’s response to the current Ebola.
Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease. President Yoweri Museveni declared that residents.
World Health Organization, WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Wednesday a clinical trial of a vaccine to combat the Sudan strain of Ebola could start within weeks in Uganda..
