Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country with three confirmed cases.The first patient, a 32-year-old male nurse, died last week.

Uganda has begun a trial vaccination programme for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind the country's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala

Uganda has begun an emergency clinical trial for the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus vaccine after an outbreak in the country.According to BBC, Uganda on Monday, February 3, 2025, launched a clinical trial for the Ebola vaccine after the

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has started rolling out the Ebola Sudan Trial Vaccine to high-risk populations following the recent outbreak in Uganda. This comes after the country registered its eighth outbreak of the Ebola Sudan strain,

Test results on the sick people are pending, and a top WHO official said the outbreak response is proceeding rapidly.

This is a critical achievement toward better pandemic preparedness and saving lives when outbreaks occur,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.

GENEVA - Uganda on Monday started the first-ever vaccination trial for the Sudan species of the Ebola virus four days after an outbreak was confirmed, the World Health Organization announced.