Uganda has declared the end of its Ebola outbreak, saying the country is Ebola-free.
“The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce that Uganda has officially declared the end of the 2026 Ebola Disease outbreak. Uganda is Ebola-free,” Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi told reporters in the capital Kampala on Tuesday.
The declaration came after the mandatory 42-day monitoring period ended, following the discharge of the last Ebola patient.
Health officials say there have been no new cases reported since June, when the last case was discharged from the quarantine facility.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May.
The outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic disease, originating from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, infected 20 people and killed two.
