Health
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Ebola: Africa CDC calls for stronger protection of frontline responders
KAMPALA, July 14, 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ] has called for stronger protection of frontline health workers and humanitarian responders battling the Ebola…
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Masindi: Local factory, NARO partner to boost cassava growing for bioethanol production
MASINDI, July 12, 2026 — Smart Start Industries Limited, a bioethanol producer based in Bokonzi Subcounty, Bujenje County, Masindi district, has partnered with the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] to promote large-scale…
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DRC Bundibugyo Virus Death Toll Rises to 600 as Uganda Reports No New Cases
KAMPALA July 9, 2026 — The Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] has recorded 51 new confirmed cases of Bundibugyo Virus Disease [BVD] and 20 additional deaths over the past 24 hours,…
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Tshisekedi Leads Ebola Response Push as Ramaphosa Brings African Solidarity
KINSHASA, July 6, 2026 — The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC], Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, on Friday welcomed the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, to the Institut…
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EBRD and EU mark success of water conservation awareness campaign in Egypt
CAIRO, July 5, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] and the European Union [EU] have marked the successful completion of a water conservation awareness campaign delivered as part…
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U.S. Embassy issues Marburg alert amid reports of possible case in Uganda
KAMPALA, June 30, 2026 — The United States Embassy in Uganda has issued a public health alert following reports of a possible case of Marburg Virus Disease [MVD] in western Uganda. In…
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MAAIF engages Kapchorwa stakeholders on livestock vaccination against FMD
KAPCHORWA, June 25, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has engaged leaders and technical officers in Kapchorwa district in a sensitisation meeting on the implementation of the…
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Kitgum to vaccinate 110,000 livestock under national FMD drive
KITGUM, June 22, 2026 — Kitgum district is set to vaccinate more than 110,000 livestock against Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD] this year under government’s new nationwide compulsory vaccination programme. Dr Francis Omona, the…
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Gov’t begins redevelopment of Masindi hospital to boost service delivery
MASINDI, June 21, 2026 — The government has officially launched the redevelopment of Masindi General Hospital, committing Shs 58 billion to transform the ageing facility into a modern healthcare centre ahead of…
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AU High-Level Meeting mobilises US$ 910mln for Ebola response in DRC and Uganda
BUJUMBURA, June 19, 2026 — African leaders and international partners have pledged US$910 million to strengthen the response to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [ DRC…
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