Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak after 42 days without new infection
Uganda has officially declared an end to the 2026 Ebola outbreak after completing the mandatory 42-day surveillance period without recording a new case, with the Ministry...
News discovery
Find the stories that matter to you.
Results for
80 found
“laboratory”
Makerere University Establishes New Laboratory to Advance HIV Cure Research
Makerere University has established a new laboratory dedicated to studying the behaviour of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) outside the human body, in a move scien...
Ssenfuka’s cancer, diabetes drugs win Museveni, clergy support
David Ssenfuka (L) and President MuseveniFor more than a decade, herbal researcher David Ssenfuka knocked on government doors carrying the same promise: that a medicine h...
Thieves Steal Hundreds of Doses of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccines in Napak
Michael Longole- Mt Moroto Regional SpokespersonNAPAK, Uganda – Police in Napak District have launched investigations and are pursuing suspects who broke into the distr...
The Deadly Cost of School Health Neglect in Uganda
As Ugandans, we are known to move on very fast from public events or circumstances, but this should not be ignored. The recent, heartbreaking death of a 14-year-old sc...
South Africa prepares for potential Ebola outbreak
South Africa's Ministry of Health is scaling up readiness interventions to handle any potential Ebola outbreak. Image: Pixabay.The South African Ministry of Health is ram...
Cabinet Approves Food and Agriculture Regulatory Authority Bill to Unify Food Safety Oversight
Cabinet has approved the
What If Kafero Had 2 Sets of DNA: How ready are our DNA testing patterns
Andysen Agaba, Ugandan Foreign Policy Analyst and Consultant.Op_EdPaulo Kafeero’s case is possibly a case of Chimerism a rare condition where a person carries two genes...
When a Besigye lookalike from Kenya crossed borders in search of answers
Years before the Kafeero family dispute reached the DNA laboratory, Uganda and East Africa watched another unusual story unfold when a young Kenyan photojournalist, Jeff...