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Ugandan Health Ministry
Coverage of Ugandan Health Ministry in the Nexus archive.
- Uganda declares itself free of Ebola as Congo continues to struggle with it
Uganda declared itself free of Ebola after 42 days with no new cases following its last patient's discharge in June 2023, linking its outbreak to cross-border transmission from Congo's Ituri province. Congo continues to face a severe outbreak with over 3,200 cases and 1,437 deaths, marking the fastest Ebola outbreak on record.