Central Region, Uganda
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Central Region, Uganda, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 240 stories have been published about Central Region, Uganda which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Central Region, Uganda, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 240 stories have been published about Central Region, Uganda which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Ebola · KampalaIt might seem like Christmas is coming early for students in Uganda as millions of them head home early for the school holidays on Friday. Yet the decision to close schools nationwide two weeks before the end of term has been taken to curb the spread of Ebola, as the country continues to battle one of its worst outbreaks.See the Story
Ebola fears see Uganda close schools early for Christmas
43% Right coverage: 7 sources
Military · KampalaUganda will send 1,000 troops to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of this month to join a regional force mandated to help end decades of instability, Kampala's military said on Monday.
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Uganda to send 1,000 troops to Congo as part of regional force
Coverage: 5 sources
Africa · KampalaJoseph Kabuleta's party is demanding an explanation for his arrest, which they likened to an abduction. Ugandan police accused him of promoting sectarianism, while Human Rights Watch accused authorities of muzzling government critics. A video circulating on social media Monday showed six men walking into an office in which he was meeting with two people.See the Story
Rights Activists Demand Release of Arrested Ugandan Opposition Leader
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
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Politics · KampalaAfrica's top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was "not getting out of hand" and that it was still under control, despite an increase in cases that have spread to the capital Kampala.See the Story
Ebola outbreak in Uganda "not getting out of hand"
57% Center coverage: 19 sources
Africa · KampalaThe children are members of a family exposed to the disease by a man who traveled from one Ebola-hit district, sought treatment in Kampala and died there. The children are among at least 15 people in the city confirmed to have been infected with Ebola, according to a statement by Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng.See the Story
Ebola infects 6 schoolkids in Uganda as contagion fear grows
46% Left coverage: 11 sources
Fire · KampalaAt least eleven students died and six others were in critical condition after a fire in a school for the blind in central Uganda, police said on Tuesday. In 2008, 19 students were killed in a nighttime fire outbreak at a boarding school for grade-schoolers near Kampala.See the Story
At least 11 die in Uganda blind school fire
42% Left coverage: 45 sources
Ebola · KampalaUgandan officials have reported 11 more cases of Ebola in the capital since Friday, a worrisome increase in infections just over a month after an outbreak was declared in a remote part of the East African country. Ugandan health authorities have confirmed 75 cases of Ebola since Sept. 20, including 28 deaths. The official numbers don't include those who probably died of Ebola before the outbreak was confirmed. There is no proven vaccine for the Sudan strain of Ebola that's circulating in Uganda.See the Story
Uganda reports worrisome increase in Ebola cases in capital
Coverage: 25 sources
Tourism · WashingtonU.S. health officials believe the current level of risk is low for Ebola spreading in the US. A call with thousands of US health-care providers is also planned for Oct. 11. Uganda has reported 63 confirmed and probable cases, with nearly half of the patients succumbing to the illness.See the Story
U.S. to redirect flights from Uganda to five airports for Ebola screening
64% Center coverage: 80 sources
Africa · KampalaUganda reported nine more Ebola cases on Sunday in its Kampala region, bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last two days. The 9 cases are contacts of the fatal case who came from Kassanda district and passed on in Mulago Hospital, the health minister said.See the Story
Uganda says 9 more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala, urges vigilance
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
Africa · KampalaU.S. is holding talks with drug companies about price negotiations. Three more people in Uganda's main hospital have tested positive for Ebola. China reports 998 new cases of the virus, down from 1,006 a day earlier. Dutch government orders cull of 44,000 turkeys after detection of a new strain.See the Story
Uganda says two new Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala hospital
60% Center coverage: 5 sources
Europe · GenevaUganda declared an outbreak of Ebola on Sept. 20, several days after the contagious disease began spreading in a rural farming community. Ebola has since infected 64 people and killed 24, although official figures do not include people who likely died of Ebola before the outbreak was confirmed. Ugandan officials have documented more than 1,800 Ebola contacts.See the Story
WHO: Uganda Ebola outbreak 'rapidly evolving' after 1 month
53% Center coverage: 21 sources
