Society - 29 July 2026
Uganda Exports Ebola Expertise to Eastern Congo
Kampala, Uganda, July 29, 2026 - State Minister for Health Charles Ayume said Uganda has moved from containing domestic outbreaks to exporting response capacity, with Ugandan doctors and health workers running two Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kampala, Uganda, July 29, 2026 - State Minister for Health Charles Ayume said Uganda has moved from containing domestic outbreaks to exporting response capacity, with Ugandan doctors and health workers running two Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He linked the deployment to lessons from repeated Ugandan outbreaks and said national protocols are increasingly referenced by international partners.
Officials present the assistance as both solidarity and self-defence while the virus circulates across the border.
This detail was included in the mid-to-late July UGANDA briefing.
Related reading
Society - 31 July 2026
Researcher Urges Congo Basin Conservation Model Inspired by Amazon Experience
Kinshasa, July 31, 2026 - At Campus Mbongi 2026, an ICCN researcher called for adapting Amazon-basin conservation approaches to the Congo Basin, arguing local governance and community models must fit Congolese ecological and social realities.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Society - 31 July 2026
Hundreds Mark Kabaka Mutebi’s 33rd Coronation Anniversary
Bweyogerere, Uganda, July 31, 2026 - Hundreds gathered at Watoto Church for a thanksgiving service marking 33 years since Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s coronation in July 1993.
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Society - 31 July 2026
Tshisekedi Inaugurates Lovoyi Drinking-Water Plant in Haut-Lomami
Lovoyi, July 2026 - President Tshisekedi inaugurated a drinking-water plant at Lovoyi in Haut-Lomami valued at about $13 million and expected to serve more than 230,000 residents.
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read