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Uganda Media Centre

Uganda government communications office in Kampala.

The Uganda Media Centre in Kampala hosted Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi's 28 July 2026 declaration that Uganda's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was over.

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Key Question

Why did Uganda's Ebola declaration carry no WHO signature?

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Uganda calls its Ebola outbreak over

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Background

The Uganda Media Centre is the Ugandan government's communications office in Kampala, the venue government ministers use for formal national announcements.

On 28 July 2026 it hosted Minister of Health Chris Baryomunsi's declaration that the country's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was over, closing an outbreak that had run since a 15 May declaration with 20 people infected and two dead. The announcement carried no named World Health Organization representative or joint signature, despite WHO's own surveillance clock still running at the time. As a state institution, its choice of venue and framing for the announcement carried its own significance: a purely domestic occasion rather than a jointly badged international one.

Common Questions

What is the Uganda Media Centre?

The Ugandan government's communications office in Kampala, used to announce official statements.

Where did Uganda declare its Ebola outbreak over?

At the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, on 28 July 2026.Source: event

What role did WHO play in Uganda's Ebola declaration?

WHO's statement was quoted in Uganda's release commending the response, but no WHO representative was named and no joint declaration was issued.Source: event