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Africa CDC Science Advisors Call for Stronger Cross-Border Preparedness as Ebola Response Intensifies
KAMPALA, June 11, 2026 — Experts advising the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ] have called for stronger cross-border preparedness in Africa to reduce the risk of…
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Africa CDC Welcomes US$220mln Pandemic Fund Support for Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak Response
KAMPALA, June 10, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC] has welcomed a US$ 220.6 million emergency financing package from the Pandemic Fund to support efforts to…
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Africa CDC and WHO Launch Joint Continental Ebola Response Plan
KAMPALA, June 8, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC] and the World Health Organization [WHO] today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the…
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African Leaders Mobilise Funding and Regional Response as Ebola Outbreak Escalates
KAMPALA, May 27, 2026 — Delays in mobilising resources and scaling up the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak could lead to wider regional transmission and greater loss of life, African…
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Africa CDC declares ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak public health emergency of continental security
KAMPALA, May 20, 2026 –The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ], acting on the recommendations of its Emergency Consultative Group [ECG], has officially declared the ongoing Bundibugyo…
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No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, WHO
GENEVA, May 12, 2026 — There is “no sign” of a larger hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship, the head of the UN health…
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African leaders call for sustainable malaria financing as progress stalls and funding crisis deepens
KAMAPALA, February 18, 2026 — Against a backdrop of stalled progress, declining international funding, and intensifying threats, African Heads of State and Government have issued a unified call for a new era…
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Progress Toward 1.5 Billion Health Care Goal Advances as Uganda, Others Adopt National Health Compacts
KAMPALA, December 6, 2025 — Uganda, other countries, and partners today reported continued progress toward the World Bank Group’s goal—set in April 2024—to help deliver affordable, quality health services to 1.5 billion…
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Gulu farmers get skilled in onion production
GULU CITY, November 18, 2025 — Several farmers in Gulu district stand to reap big from growing onions, having been equipped with vital skills for growing the high-value horticultural crop that has…
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Draft National Drugs Bill Presented to Parliament’s Health Committee
KAMPALA, September 19, 2025 – The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has presented the National Drug and Health Products Authority Bill, 2025 to the Parliamentary Committee on Health, paving the…
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