Tag Archives: Mubende District

Yesterday, the Mubende Ebola treatment Unit health team breathed a sigh of relief after they discharged their last Ebola patients. The last patients included three women and a one-year-old baby. They received their discharge letters late evening on Wednesday and can now reunite with their families. Dr Paskar Apiyo, the head of the Mubende Ebola Treatment team, revealed that they ...

Kampala, Uganda | NEWSLEX POINT | Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has asked health workers deployed in the Ebola treatment unit in Mubende district who are agitating for payment to be a little more patient and not threaten them with striking. Without giving exact dates of when the money will come through, Dr. Aceng said health workers need to ...

President Museveni has assured Ugandans that there won’t be any national lockdown because of Ebola. The President therefore appealed to the citizens to go ahead with their work normally. He however urged the masses to be vigilant and observe the SOPs. “Regarding the Ebola situation, first of all, there will be NO LOCKDOWN. Therefore, people should go ahead and concentrate ...

Joseph Kabuleta, the leader of the National Economic and Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) has warned of a possible lockdown. He told people in Kampala to get ready for a possible lockdown due to the Ebola outbreak.Kabuleta said the president has his eyes locked in the country’s capital despite locking down Mubende and Kassanda districts. He said this is so apparently because ...

Last evening as he addressed the nation, President Museveni said he will not impose an Ebola lockdown on the country. He said this because he is sure the country is able to contain the highly contagious virus. Last week, authorities in the country declared the outbreak in Mubende, a central district in Uganda. The declaration came after the country reported ...