Tag:Uganda

Health

Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak

Uganda on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the...

Michael Simire - January 11, 2023

Pollution

Robots for tracking emissions from new oil and gas plants in the offing

Air pollution tests are currently being done in Uganda's two biggest cities, Kampala and Gulu, by Makerere University environmental scientists. Preliminary data obtained from...

Michael Simire - November 10, 2022

Conservation

Man caught with elephant ivory jailed for life in Uganda

A Ugandan court handed a life sentence to a man caught with nearly 10 kg of elephant ivory, the country’s highest punishment ever for...

Michael Simire - October 21, 2022

Health

Fourth health worker dies of Ebola in western Uganda

Another health worker died of Ebola on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, in the western part of Uganda as the East African country grapples with...

Michael Simire - October 5, 2022

Health

Nigeria on alert mode as Ebola resurfaces in Uganda

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by...

Michael Simire - October 4, 2022

Health

Detection of Ebola in Uganda calls for Africa networking, says expert

A health economist, Dr. Abigail Banji, says as Ebola is now detected in Uganda, the world is reminded yet again of the need for Africa...

Michael Simire - September 23, 2022

Health

Uganda declares Ebola virus disease outbreak

The health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed...

Michael Simire - September 21, 2022

Cover

Visiting Oilwatch urges Total to halt ‘devastating’ extraction projects in Uganda

Members of Oilwatch Africa, who paid a courtesy visit to the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) and other civil society organisations (CSOs) working...

Michael Simire - September 14, 2022

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