Ebola, Uganda and U.S. aid

As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread
The outbreak marks Uganda's eighth from an Ebola virus. The first confirmed case in the outbreak was a nurse at a hospital in the nation's capital, Kampala, who contracted Ebola on Jan. 20 or Jan. 21 and died on Jan. 29.
Health officials warn Uganda Ebola outbreak will spread because of U.S. aid freeze
The Trump administration's foreign aid freeze is happening as a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in Uganda. Some U.S. health officials are concerned that the situation will only worsen with USAID in limbo.
WHO Releases $2 Million to Support Uganda's Ebola Outbreak Response
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was releasing an additional $2 million to support Uganda's response to its Ebola outbreak, which has killed one person and infected at least eight others.
Uganda Conducts First Ever Ebola Sudan Vaccine Trial
In a global first, Uganda's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners on Feb.03 launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus,
WHO gives Uganda Shs7b for Ebola fight
Last week, Uganda launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus. The Ministry of Health placed 265 contacts under quarantine and strict follow-up measures. Thank you for reading Nation.
WHO allocates additional $2 Million to Uganda for Ebola response
General, said the funding will enhance surveillance, laboratory work, logistics, and infection control efforts across hospitals, treatment centres, and research initiatives in the country. “To further support Uganda‘s response to the Ebola outbreak,
WHO pledges Sh258m towards Uganda Ebola response
The World Health Organisation has pledged Sh258 million (USD2 million) towards Ebola response in Uganda.The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus via Twitter on Thursday said this will come in handy for emergencies.
Kenya Scales Up Screening for Arrivals From Uganda in Ebola Response
Kenya has stepped up its Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness following confirmed cases in Uganda's capital, Kampala, raising concerns over potential cross-border transmission.The Director General for Health,
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Trump’s USAID cuts raise concerns over Ebola outbreak in Uganda
US health officials have warned that the Trump administration’s suspension of funding to the US Agency for International ...
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How the shutdown of USAID will hurt Americans and empower foreign adversaries
Even if programs are allowed to resume after the 90-day freeze, much of the damage—not just to the recipients of USAID ...
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Uganda: Ebola Breaks Out in Uganda As U.S. Halts Foreign Aid
At least one person has died in the country's latest outbreak. US aid has been key to containing previous outbreaks. How will ...
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The end of USAID? For this Republican aid expert, it's too early to tell
Jim Richardson, the former director of the State Department’s Office of Foreign Assistance, sat down with Devex President and ...
The Cruel Attack on USAID
Many small organizations that relied on USAID have shut down; even the largest ones have been severely weakened. One survey ...
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Uganda: What USAID Shutdown Means for Uganda
Opinion - Aid programmes in Uganda are in a severe crisis following the shutdown of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by President Donald Trump. The shuttering of USAID, ...
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Devex Newswire: Mass cancellation of USAID contracts raises legal questions
The Trump administration has begun to formally cancel hundreds of USAID contracts and grants, adding to the heap of legal ...
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Ebola vaccine trial begins in Uganda amid outbreak
Uganda has experienced five previous Ebola outbreaks ... Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk move to shut it down Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as deaths rise ...
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Protesters rally in support of USAID as Trump administration shuts it down
The skeleton crew left at USAID isn’t funding even the humanitarian aid Secretary of State Marco Rubio exempted from the Trump administration’s freeze, according to Atul Gawande, USAID Assistant ...
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Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID
Other programs that would shut down provided education to schoolgirls in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and monitored an ...