Four-year-old dies of Ebola in Uganda — second confirmed fatality

A four-year-old child has died in Uganda from the Ebola outbreak, marking the second confirmed case in the East African country. Speaking on the development in a statement on Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the child passed away on …

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A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreak

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a setback for health officials who had hoped for a quick end to the outbreak that began at the end of January. The …

Uganda human rights body struggling with case backlog

  The UHRC Tribunal sitting in Soroti. Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 human rights violation cases are pending hearing by the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) tribunal. The Commission’s Director in charge of Complaints, …

Child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concerns

KAMPALA A 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on March 1, in a setback for health officials who had hoped for a quick end to the outbreak that began at the end of January. The child …

Young child becomes second person to die of Ebola in Uganda

A four-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda since the outbreak was announced in late January, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. On Tuesday, Ugandan health officials confirmed that the country had recorded 10 …

Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says

KAMPALA (Reuters) -A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry. The fatality brings the number of confirmed cases in Uganda to 10. The East African country …

Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says

KAMPALA - A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry. The fatality brings the number of confirmed cases in Uganda to 10. The East African country declared an …

Takele wins Tokyo Marathon as Uganda’s Olympic champ Cheptegei finishes ninth

TOKYO, March 2 — Ethiopia’s Tadese Takele won the Tokyo Marathon in a time of 2hr 3min 23sec today as Uganda’s double Olympic track champion Joshua Cheptegei finished ninth. Takele broke clear of the pack with around 4km to go in warm conditions to claim …

Uganda reports another Ebola death in capital Kampala

KAMPALA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Uganda on Saturday announced the second Ebola death in its capital, Kampala, just days after discharging all Ebola patients whom authorities said had fully recovered following isolation and treatment. A four-and-a-half-year-old …