Kibuli Muslim Hospital
Kampala hospital that admitted Uganda's Bundibugyo index case on 11 May 2026; patient died 14 May.
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Pandemics and Biosecurity- Where is Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala?
- Kibuli Muslim Hospital is located in the Kibuli area of Kampala, Uganda. It admitted Uganda's Bundibugyo ebolavirus index case on 11 May 2026.
- What happened at Kibuli Hospital with the Uganda Ebola case?
- A 59-year-old Congolese man was admitted to Kibuli Muslim Hospital on 11 May 2026 and died three days later on 14 May. He was confirmed as Uganda's first Bundibugyo ebolavirus case, triggering full contact tracing across everyone who had contact with him during his admission.Source: Uganda Ministry of Health
- Is Kibuli Hospital safe after the Ebola case in 2026?
- Uganda's Ministry of Health initiated full contact tracing and monitoring protocols at Kibuli Muslim Hospital after the index case. The hospital implemented its established Ebola infection prevention protocols, which were operationalised during Uganda's 2022 Sudan ebolavirus outbreak.Source: Uganda Ministry of Health
Background
Kibuli Muslim Hospital is a faith-based referral facility in Kampala, Uganda. It became the first point of contact with Uganda's Bundibugyo ebolavirus index case when a 59-year-old Congolese man was admitted on Monday 11 May 2026, having crossed from DR Congo. The patient died on Thursday 14 May, the same day Uganda's Ministry of Health reported the case to WHO and INRB in Kinshasa confirmed the Bundibugyo species.
The hospital's handling of the case triggered Uganda's established Ebola response protocol, honed during the 2022 Sudan ebolavirus outbreak. Contact tracing from Kibuli Muslim Hospital extended to staff, patients, and visitors present during the man's three-day admission. Uganda's Ministry of Health placed the hospital's high-risk contacts under active monitoring and initiated a ring vaccination assessment for any approved available medical countermeasures.
Kibuli Muslim Hospital is a significant institution in Uganda's Muslim community and serves a broad Kampala population. Its location in a densely populated urban area, and the three-day window between admission and confirmed diagnosis, created a large initial contact list for Ugandan public health investigators to manage.