eMagazine December 2022
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine Ebola Situation in Uganda New case — 28 week pregnant female survivor discharged from ETU last week presented on November 27 with “false labor pains” and had stillbirth. Fetus tested positive for Ebola. December 2022 Perspective Highlights Welcome Congratulations Article of the Month Video of the Month Ebola in Uganda Decolonization Innovation and Technology Among the Letters Nursing Division Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Reflections Our Beautiful Planet Upcoming Grand Rounds Situation Report: EVD in the Republic of Uganda There have been no new cases of Ebola in Uganda for the past two weeks. “It may be too early to celebrate any successes, but overall, I have been briefed that the picture is good. As I indicated to you earlier, Ebola is a contact disease, unlike coronavirus which is airborne, hence much easier to control, despite its devastating nature.” President Moseveni The President Speech on Ebola Outbreak New Publication Global Health Family Calendar Photo Gallery Resources Click here to visit the Nuvance Health Global Health Program COVID-19 Resource Center 12 Ebola continued on next page >>
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine December 2022 Perspective Highlights Welcome Congratulations Article of the Month Video of the Month Ebola in Uganda Decolonization Innovation and Technology Among the Letters Nursing Division Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Reflections Our Beautiful Planet Upcoming Grand Rounds New Publication Global Health Family Calendar Photo Gallery Resources Written by Joshua Matsiko Medical Student at MakCHS Matsikojoshua091@gmail.com Kitongo Village On Friday, November 4th, 2022, panic and sorrow gripped the residents of Kitongo Village in Kalwana sub-county, Kasanda district as the district health task force delivered the remains of the four people— three of whom were from the same family— who had succumbed to Ebola virus disease for burial. This particular family allegedly exhumed the remains of their relative who had succumbed to Ebola two weeks prior. The village chairperson Mr. Muzaffalu Ssenyonjo noted that they had lost seven village members so far, and that the aura in this village was so different from the other villages in the most affected districts where Ebola had robbed the communities of their loved ones. The Kasanda district task force noted that there were three graves where Ebola bodies were buried, dug by relatives of a particular family. All of these individuals later contracted the disease. There have been several other reports and allegations of family members exhuming the bodies of deceased Ebola patients in the night to perform rituals. This is among the many hindrances as discussed below that the health force has faced in the fight against this deadly viral hemorrhagic disease. The ministry of health declared an Ebola outbreak on September 20th, 2022. As of November 17th, 2022, there have been 141 confirmed cases of Ebola with 55 confirmed deaths from the disease (case fatality rate of 39%) of which 19 were health workers of whom seven have died from the disease, including a medical student from Kampala International University who was a surgical resident at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. He is believed to have contracted the disease from a patient on whom he performed on a Cesarean section who was later diagnosed with Ebola. There are currently seven Ugandan districts affected by this outbreak including Jinja, Kampala, Kasanda, Kyegegwa, Masaka, Mubende, and Wakiso. Bunyangabu and Kagadi which were previously on the list were removed as they had no more cases since September 21st and 24th, 2022 respectively, hence the two incubation periods of the virus have passed. To date, 4150 contacts have been identified across 15 districts of whom 3129 have completed their 21-day follow-up. The index case was a 24-year-old man, a resident of Ngabano village Madudu sub-county in Mubende district. The patient experienced high fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain and had been vomiting blood since September 11th. Samples were collected on September 18th and Sudan Virus was confirmed the next day. The patient later died five days after hospitalization. The level of awareness of Ebola among the public is good on average, with some studies showing that over 70% have heard about Ebola in the most affected 13 Ebola continued on next page >>
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OUR PEOPLE,<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Global Health<br />
<strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
Ebola Situation in<br />
Uganda<br />
New case — 28 week pregnant female survivor discharged from ETU last week<br />
presented on November 27 with “false labor pains” and had stillbirth. Fetus<br />
tested positive for Ebola.<br />
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
Perspective<br />
Highlights<br />
Welcome<br />
Congratulations<br />
Article of the Month<br />
Video of the Month<br />
Ebola in Uganda<br />
Decolonization<br />
Innovation and Technology<br />
Among the Letters<br />
Nursing Division<br />
Art to Remind Us of Who<br />
We Can Be<br />
Reflections<br />
Our Beautiful Planet<br />
Upcoming Grand Rounds<br />
Situation Report: EVD in the Republic of Uganda<br />
There have been no new cases of Ebola in Uganda for the past two weeks.<br />
“It may be too early to celebrate any successes, but overall, I have been<br />
briefed that the picture is good. As I indicated to you earlier, Ebola is a contact<br />
disease, unlike coronavirus which is airborne, hence much easier to control,<br />
despite its devastating nature.”<br />
President Moseveni<br />
The President Speech on Ebola Outbreak<br />
New Publication<br />
Global Health Family<br />
Calendar<br />
Photo Gallery<br />
Resources<br />
Click here to visit the<br />
Nuvance Health Global<br />
Health Program<br />
COVID-19<br />
Resource Center<br />
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