50 dead in Uganda landslides
August 30th, 2011 - 4:57 am ICT by IANS
Kampala, Aug 30 (IANS) More than 50 people were killed in landslides in eastern Uganda Monday, Xinhua reported.Three villages in Bulambuli district were hit by landslides. Twenty-nine bodies were retrieved ... Read more...
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Landslides bury hundreds of homes in eastern Uganda, killing at least 23
August 29th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by BNO News
BULAMBULI, UGANDA (BNO NEWS) -- Two rain-triggered landslides in the eastern region of Uganda buried hundreds of homes on early Monday morning, the Red Cross said, killing at least 23 people. Others ... Read more...
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Uganda Ministry of Health: Suspected smallpox cases are likely chickenpox
March 25th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by BNO News
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) -- A virus outbreak in eastern Uganda is not the highly infectious disease smallpox but most likely chickenpox, the Uganda Ministry of Health said on Thursday.Earlier on Thursday, the ... Read more...
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WHO: Investigating reported smallpox outbreak in eastern Uganda (Update)
March 25th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by BNO News
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it is investigating four suspected cases of smallpox in eastern Uganda, but the credibility of the report is uncertain. Smallpox ... Read more...
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FACTSHEETS - Smallpox: in detail
March 25th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by BNO News
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) -- The following is a factsheet, as provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), on smallpox. On Thursday, the WHO said it is investigating four suspected cases of smallpox ... Read more...
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WHO: Investigating four suspected cases of smallpox in eastern Uganda
March 25th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by BNO News
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it is investigating four suspected cases of smallpox in eastern Uganda. Smallpox is a highly infectious disease which was last ... Read more...
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WHO: Investigating four suspected cases of smallpox in eastern Uganda
March 25th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by BNO News
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it is investigating four suspected cases of smallpox, a highly infectious disease which was last seen in 1979. It said ... Read more...
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Uganda needs $225 mn aid to avert humanitarian crisis
December 4th, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kampala, Dec 4 (Xinhua) The Ugandan government and humanitarian agencies Thursday said the war-ravaged country needed international assistance worth $225 million to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs of some 1.6 million ... Read more...
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