The volunteers are thought to have contracted the virus during a humanitarian mission in DR Congo in March and are believed to be “among the first known victims of the outbreak.”

Uganda has effectively closed its border with neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo in an attempt to check the spread of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.

Ebola, once dubbed the "death virus" with a fatality rate as high as 90%, has reemerged as an international health threat. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on the 17th regarding the Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, after officials identified more than 250 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths linked to the disease.

Meanwhile, an American doctor who was flown to Germany for treatment after contracting the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "critically ill," his missionary group says.

A concerned Ugandan citizen has petitioned the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba seeking urgent intervention into what he describes as "institutionalised fraud" at the Wakiso-Kyadondo Ministry Zonal Office involving the registrar of titles Esther Lunkuse Lutaaya.

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The final FIFA U-17 World Cup places have been determined following African play-off victories for Mozambique and Uganda via penalty shootouts.

Uganda has taken a significant step in the fight against sickle cell disease following the launch of locally manufactured Hydroxyurea by Quality Chemical Industries Limited, a development health officials say could improve treatment access,