In the six weeks between January 20, 2025, and March 2, 2025, Uganda reported the highest number of confirmed mpox cases, contributing to over 40% of all confirmed mpox cases reported on the continent ...

Uganda's Ministry of Health together with its partners, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office and, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), have in recent weeks ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa ... Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centers ...

Jury finds Ugandan high court judge Lydia Mugambe guilty and she will be sentenced in May. Uganda's military chief had earlier said soldiers had gone to Juba to assist the president. Months after ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many anti-vaccine ...

The Ministry of Health, along with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, is advocating for a collaborative approach to combat cholera outbreaks within African Union member states.

When he made the nomination announcement, Trump said Weldon “will proudly restore the CDC to its true purpose, and will work to end the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and Make America Healthy Again!” ...

HealthDay News — Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president’s Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored previously canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially ...

Fighting back the tears, 22-year-old rubbish collector Okuku Prince recalls the moment his best friend's lifeless body was found at a massive rubbish dump in Uganda's capital, Kampala. The ...

Government will ensure the Kawempe North Parliamentary by-elections are held legally and transparently, the state minister for Internal Affairs, Gen David Muhoozi, has said. In a statement tabled ...

A new cluster of Ebola cases has emerged in Uganda, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday, adding that efforts were being made to intensify monitoring and ...

Overall, Uganda has recorded 14 cases and two deaths since the start of the outbreak, according to Africa CDC. "Ebola in Uganda is a very important challenge, especially the resurgence of these cases.