Ebola Response Plan UN Uganda September 2022 to March 2023

Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MoH) declared the 8th outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan Virus strain (SVD) on 20 September 2022. With 64 confirmed cases, three of whom travelled to the capital Kampala, and 25 confirmed deaths1 as of 19 October 2022, the situation on the ground is rapidly evolving. In addition, 20 other probable cases have been reported. The case fatality rate (CFR) has remained at 39%, among the confirmed cases since the first death of a 25-year-old on 19 September in Mubende district, the epicentre of the outbreak, located near a highly mobile population and close to the Kyaka and Rwamwanja refugee settlements in Kyegegwa districts, home to over 200,000 Congolese refugees. These factors escalate the urgency of contact tracing. On 15th October, the Government of Uganda imposed movement restriction into and out of two highly affected districts, Mubende and Kassanda. The situation is evolving quickly and threatens to impact beyond public health on the wider economy, as well as cross-border implications.