Uganda

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate told the public broadcaster that the female patient had traveled from Uganda in East Africa.

OCTOBER 21, 2026|ByREUTERS

Health workers and humanitarian responders on the front lines of the Ebola response gather to receive a vaccination due to their potential exposure to the virus as part of their work with suspected cases, including contacts, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving t

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, inspects a military parade from a vehicle during the inauguration ceremony of his father following his re-election as president at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala on May 12, 2026.

Uganda military chief demands medal from former colleague before troops sent to Gaza as part of ISF

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba further demanded an apology from US Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, prior to the deployment of Ugandan troops to Gaza.

AUGUST 29, 2026|ByAARON GLICK

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.

Israeli isolated in hospital while being tested for suspected Ebola symptoms after visiting DRC

A man who returned to Israel from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been placed in isolation at Soroka Medical Center while being tested for Ebola after reporting a fever.

AUGUST 11, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Maj. Gen. Gonyi (L) and Maj. Gen. Masiko, UPDF representatives in the House defended the Gaza deployment.

Uganda approves deployment of army to Gaza as part of international peacekeeping force

The motion, tabled by the defense minister, sought Parliament's approval under the Constitution and the UPDF Act to deploy Ugandan troops to support efforts to restore peace.

AUGUST 10, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Uganda sends more troops to pursue attackers who killed 37 students

The attack drew widespread international condemnation including from the United Nations and the African Union amongst other organizations.

JUNE 18, 2023ByREUTERS

Ugandan security forces cordon the scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023

Shanita: An Israel NGO helping children in Uganda

How Israeli photo-journalist Lior Sperandeo moved from behind the camera to effecting change in East Africa.

JUNE 16, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Biden warns Uganda of implications from anti-gay law

Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, as in more than 30 African countries, but the new law goes much further.

MAY 29, 2023ByREUTERS

Quin Karala, 29, a member of the LGBTQ community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda April 4, 2023

Rambam hospital to set up quarantined Ebola clinic in Haifa

300 medical staff at Rambam Medical Center are being trained on how to treat Ebola patients.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Nurse Moise Vaghemi tends to a patient who is suspected to be suffering from Ebola, inside the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at an Ebola treatment centre (ETC) in Katwa, near Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 3, 2019.

Uganda confirms Ebola case in country's east as outbreak expands

Uganda's health ministry is struggling to keep Ebola cases isolated.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022ByREUTERS

A person dressed in ebola protective apparel is seen inside an ebola care facility at the Bwera general hospital near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bwera

Israeli quarantined due to possible exposure to Ebola in Uganda

The first Ebola test taken by the patient yielded a negative result but he is set to stay in quarantine for further tests.

OCTOBER 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A health worker burns food waste of Ebola patients at an Ebola treatment center (ETC) in Katwa, near Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2019

Dr. Liat Ben David on homo sapiens’ secrets of success - interview

Science and animals are Ben David's missions in life.

OCTOBER 9, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

DR. LIAT BEN DAVID offering a banana to an indri lemur in Madagascar.

Uganda health ministry confirms Ebola outbreak

A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByREUTERS

A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah, Guinea.

Israeli doctor performs surgery in Uganda and saves the life of 12-year-old pregnant girl

She is the only Israeli doctor who has done a recognized medical rotation (clinical clerkship by medical students during their final year of study) in a Third World country.

AUGUST 14, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Rehovot's Kaplan Medical Center in Uganda.

Israeli company to operate Uganda's first public bus network

Starting with 1,030 buses, the fleet is set to grow to 3,000 buses, making it one of the largest fleets in Africa.

APRIL 7, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF