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Uganda declared the outbreak over on 26 April. In total there had been fourteen reported cases, of whom four died ...
In Uganda’s overcrowded camps, refugees survive on shrinking rations. But going home means walking back into war.
The reckless destruction of USAID is a travesty for those who want more efficiency in government, because DOGE’s methods and ...
A decade later and just days into Trump’s second term, Uganda reported another Ebola outbreak. This time, though, the foreign-aid freeze Trump had put in place meant that USAID was unable to ...
But two former USAID officials familiar with the situation in Uganda say that’s not true. At Entebbe Airport, for example, Ebola screening was paused for more than two weeks. A group providing ...
Multiple hemorrhagic fever viruses are smoldering: Ebola in Uganda, Marburg in Tanzania, and Lassa in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. In 2023, USAID invested about $900 million to fund labs and ...
However, if Ebola is confirmed, a specialized medical burial team will conduct the burial following strict safety protocols. “There have been public concerns about the suspension of USAID ...
is a public health specialist working on the Ebola response effort in Uganda. She hasn’t seen any evidence that Ebola-response funding has been restored. “If USAID funds for Ebola prevention were ...
When something is detected—like the Ebola outbreak now underway in Uganda—USAID would normally swing into action with an active response team, deploying technical experts to support the ...