The Gene Drive Technology, which is being done under the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), is preferential transmission of genes intended for curbing malaria. 

In a ceremony held this morning in Mubende District, the epicenter of the outbreak, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng stated that since the last patient was discharged on November 30, 2022, no patient has been registered.

The UNEB scout was first isolated on Tuesday afternoon at Igayaza Health Centre III and later evacuated to Mubende Main Hospital after presenting with severe headache, general body pain, fever, and bleeding through the mouth. 

The number of cases of Ebola in the Greater Kampala region has reached 14 within the last 48 hours the Ministry of Health has confirmed.