#Ebola response Uganda

Uganda maintains its Ebola-free status after successfully monitoring and discharging 60 contacts, while the Ministry of Health tightens border screening and deploys emergency medical teams to contain active transmission in the neighboring DRC.

Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Ebola Virus Disease after a patient who traveled by road from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Kampala to Nairobi succumbed to the virus at Nairobi Hospital, prompting health authorities to place 28 primary contacts under observation and trace 23 passengers and crew members.

The World Health Organization and Africa CDC have declared the end of Uganda's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak after the nation completed 42 consecutive days without a single new infection following the discharge of its last patient.

Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth has defended Uganda’s transparent reporting of public health emergencies like HIV/AIDS and Ebola, calling open disclosure a global patriotic duty. During a parliamentary meeting with UK lawmaker Dr. Beccy Cooper, Speaker Oboth emphasized that safeguarding international health outweighs economic considerations.