World Health Organisation
Entebbe International Airport
Investigators examine possible Entebbe link between Ebola cases
Investigators are examining possible contact at Entebbe between Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria, while Switzerland disputes the woman’s reported Congo visit
Ebola
Uganda says Nigeria Ebola case does not show local transmission
Nigeria’s imported Ebola case involved travel through Uganda, but WHO says the infection source remains under investigation
Disease control and prevention
Pandemic treaty deadline nears as disputes over pathogen-sharing rules persist
Disputes over pathogen-sharing rules risk delaying the WHO pandemic treaty ahead of a May 2026 deadline
Pollution
Uganda among world’s most polluted countries as air quality worsens
Uganda ranks eighth globally for air pollution, with Kampala among the world's most polluted capitals and monitoring gaps understating the true scale
Mpox outbreak could become pandemic
There have been 15,132 confirmed cases of mpox in 16 African countries since the beginning of 2024, with six new countries affected in just 10 days
Malaria has been around for decades. So how come Covid-19 got vaccinated first?
The WHO recently approved a malaria vaccine; a vaccine expert explains why it took so long compared to the rapid resolution of public health crises such as Ebola and Covid-19 in the West
How to deal with rich countries hoarding Covid-19 vaccines
Global initiative aiming to deliver 2 billion doses to mostly low-income countries by the end of 2021 is threatened by chronic under-investment, vaccine nationalism, and export restrictions by rich countries