uganda has been on. that we had to for tad ness and contingency plan in place but that has now been turned into a response and that many. have now gone underground to do ministry of vs 2 to respond and what do you make of that response from the authorities in both countries on when it comes to dealing with the outbreak is there a sense that they're doing enough. well the focus has been if we look at congo for example launch has been done is fish of the focusing on case management. quite a number of cases have been identified you know 1920 cases as of last month. and they have continued to you know ensure that those cases have been managed although the death toll has gone beyond you know 6 of us and the cases it is. a problem in uganda there is a feeling that whereas a lot of people at nasa have been taken on by a government there is still need to continue you know sensitising the community so that people have about how the virus is transferred transmitted will walk us through that i mean why is it so dif

have died from the disease in the democratic republic of congo now 2 people have died in neighboring uganda we will go live to kampala. also coming up poland talks about building for trump after the u.s. president tells his polish counterpart that he will send him an extra $1000.00 troops the polish president promises to buy another $35.00 u.s. fighter jets and protests in hong kong delayed progress of the controversial extradition until i get the territories chief executive tells the demonstration a blatant organized crime. plus the football women's world cup in france germany will almost certainly reach the knockout stages of the tournament after a hard fought one will play in the 1st spain. i'm sorry kelly walk into the program a leading biomedical research organization has called the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo truly frightening the u.k. based welcome trust said that the epidemic is the worst since 2016 and shows no sign of stopping and the world health organization is considering whether to declare the outbreak a global emergency the disease has spread to ugan

the influx of refugees in uganda is due to mainly 2 conflicts one. in south sudan the other one in congo and unless we become more efficient in stopping wars we will continue these see these figures are growing and becoming bigger i want to talk a little bit more about the atmosphere toward refugees right now because we have some governments closing borders building walls even paying other governments in order to take in refugees i'm thinking about turkey specifically your response well my response is that. restrictions closures pushbacks are not only wrong let's remember that these people are fleeing from war conflict. violence discrimination so they need to have so it's not only wrong to push them back but it is also not efficient the problem will not go away it would just move to another part of the world it would be a problem there and it is just waiting to come back to the rich countries i want to talk about a bit about those attitudes though that are out there because i mean you know we have attitudes really deteriorating not only toward refuge

the influx of refugees in uganda is due to mainly 2 conflicts one. insult sudan the other one in congo and unless we become more efficient in stopping wars we will continue these see these figures are growing and becoming bigger i want to talk a little bit more about the atmosphere toward refugees right now because we have some governments closing borders building walls even paying other governments in order to take in refugees i'm thinking about turkey specifically your response well my response is that. restrictions closures pushbacks are not only wrong let's remember that these people are fleeing from war conflict. violence discrimination so they need to have so it's not only wrong to push them back but it is also not efficient the problem would not go away it would just move to another part of the world it would be a problem there and it is just waiting to come back to the rich countries i want to talk about a bit about those attitudes though that are out there because i mean you know we have attitudes really deteriorating not only toward refugee

into uganda these very high. in full isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 al breaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening every person coming in from the eastern d r c the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border we are very close. that many more people coming to support the response in this maybe more people boxing day and so on friday we showed the boxing that one again all the front line filth walkouts other work unring bucks the nation for the contacts because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against involucre but faced with the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country did more to educate citizens about the virus. the government does not done enough to cystitis people about it because i think the up in order to meet should have started the from the rural areas but you know when people have

the influx of refugees in uganda is due to me. lead to conflicts one in south sudan the other one in congo and unless we become more efficient in stopping wars we've continued these see these figures are growing and becoming bigger i want to talk a little bit more about the atmosphere toward refugees right now because we have some governments closing borders building walls even paying other governments in order to take in refugees i'm thinking about turkey specifically your response well my response is that. restrictions closures pushbacks are not only wrong let's remember that these people are fleeing from war conflict. violence discrimination so they need to have so it's not only wrong to push them back but it is also not efficient the problem would not go away it would just move to another part of the world it would be a problem there and it is just waiting to come back to the rich countries i want to talk about a bit about those attitudes though that are out there because i mean you know we have attitudes really deteriorating

cases and so the probability over more cases from the d r a c into uganda these very high. ebola isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 outbreaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern sea the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border so frighted the shelby but again all the front line health walk odds of that walk under a ring vaccination for the contacts. because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola. but given the most recent cases many of guidance feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough to says those people about that border because i think the up an argument should have started to be from deborah areas but you know when people have the symptoms they want to hide and in the mix with a great opportunism which now spreads to disease to to white to whit

in kinshasa so congo seems to have a handle on this disease it's just going in to uganda uganda north or it is ready. so you went great and i could not get your question please you gander ready for this disease. yeah i think we. our best us international community and this is brought to you and i just see. all those as well as the government working to contain this is so yes. in the past we thought that this could get hot. based on the fact that it is in that is within the body in countries like wanda and uganda however. the part that was affected is a family that came from that to g.i.c. and they have returned back to to uganda so what we believe that. this is a case that. i'm not going for what it's not going it's working very hard to do that thank you so much for joining us quite nicely from world vision in kinshasa. moving on to other news i. think government in germany has raised more than 6 and a half 1000000000 euros from the ocean of its 5 g. telecommunications frequencies a lengthy ocean of a next generation telecoms network and on wednesday the biggest overall but it was deu

cases and so the probability of over more cases from the into uganda he's very high. ebola isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 outbreaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern sea the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border so frighted the shell of the bus in that shot again all the front line healed to a cause of the unring bucks the nation for the quantize. because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola feel that given the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough to suspects people about their border because i think they are going to do it should have started before they were areas but you know when people have the symptoms they want to hide on a mix with a great opportunity which now spreads davies's to to whit

into uganda these very high. in poland isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 al breaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening every person coming in from the eastern d r c the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border we are very close. that many more people coming to support the response in this maybe more people will not be vaccinated and so on friday we showed $50.00 in that one again all. frontline hill to our cause other work unring bucks the nation for the contact. because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against involucre but faced with the most recent case. many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country did more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough to cystitis people about it because i think the uk in order to meet should have started the from the rural areas but you know when

she and her family fled from war to insults around uganda 3 years ago now even for me just from work as a seamstress she's one of many refugees who are giving the west payment on land to help them settle on a raise the terrible memories of the past. welcome to the program i am eddie my god julia stories in the bed but fast new developments consent in sudan the african union has suspended the country over monday's violence in how to on twitter the a you posted the a you peace and security council house with immediate effect suspect that the patient of the republic of sudan in all you activities until the effective establishment of a civilian led transitional authority is the only way to allow this done to exit from the current crisis. recent images from hot tombs are just the 10s stand of the issue makeshift barricades put up across streets by demonstrators to block the security forces elsewhere in this the news capital so those rapid support forces sit in the pickup trucks mounted with machine guns as the god main routes the central committee of sudan doctors says about 100 people we

refugee aid project in 2016 she fled with her family from war torn south sudan to uganda. on our way of the rebels came they took our property tortured us in different ways and beat us. little bones it's like millions of others from south sudan edith and her family found refuge in uganda refugee a.t.f. functions differently people aren't simply confined to a camp liking kenya refugees who were arriving here are immediately given a work permit and land which is provided by the communities and then you neighbors they also receive monthly benefits. we have cash on foot as well because when we give them for dead that is restricted to the 4 that we've given them but when you give them cash you have the option to buy and supplement what about that debt that is so each option ugandans have a strong willingness to give to those in need for 20 years they also suffered during the civil war they also benefit from international aid which can be used to build hospitals or schools but of course there are still challenges. as a young school we have enormous talent is one of it is the inf

the influx of refugees in uganda is due to mainly 2 conflicts one. in south sudan the other one in congo and unless we become more efficient in stopping wars we will continue these see these figures are growing and becoming bigger i want to talk a little bit more about the atmosphere toward refugees right now because we have some governments closing borders building walls even paying other governments in order to take in refugees i'm thinking about turkey specifically your response well my response is that. restrictions closures pushbacks are not only wrong let's remember that these people are fleeing from war conflict. violence discrimination so they need to have so it's not only wrong to push them back but it is also not efficient the problem would not go away it would just move to another part of the world it would be a problem there and it is just waiting to come back to the rich countries i want to talk about a bit about those attitudes though that are out there because i mean you know we have attitudes really deteriorating not only toward refug

now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern. the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border so right there shelby but again. frontline health walkouts. unring vaccination for the contacts. because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola feel that given the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough just as there is people about it because i think they are going to do it should have started the from the rural areas but you know when people have the symptoms they want to hide and in the mix with it. which now spreads davies's to 2 white areas. on friday the world health organization will decide whether this ebola outbreak should be declared an international health emergency. measure of calm has restored to hong kong in the wake of a series of large protests against a planned new law all

she and her family fled from war to insults around uganda 3 years ago now needed for any house found work as a seamstress she's one of many refugees who are giving you work permits on land to help them settle on a raise that terrible memories of the past. welcome to the program i am eddie my god julia stories in the bed but fast new developments consent in sudan the african union has suspended the country over monday's violence in ha 2 on twitter the a you posted the a you peace and security council house with immediate effect suspect that the parts of the republic of sudan in all a you activities until the effective establishment of the civilian led transitional authority is the only way to allow the sudan to exit from the current crisis. recent images from hot tombs are just a tense stand of the issue makeshift barricades put up across streets by demonstrators to block the security forces elsewhere in this than these capital so those rapid support forces sit in pickup trucks mounted with machine guns as the god main routes the central committee of sudan doctors says about 100 peopl

into uganda these very high. in full is a new. to uganda the country has seen 5 al brakes of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening every person coming in from the eastern d r c the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border we are very close. that many more people coming to support that response and this may be more people will not be boxing me and so will try to push out of the box in that one again more. frontline hill to our cause other work us unring bucks the nation for the contacts because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against involucre but faced with the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country did more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough to surprise people about it because i think they're up in origin it should have started the from the rural areas but you know when people ha

to represent different classes of internet users in uganda but with similar concerns. the cost of staying on line is. some service provider has put the costs way out of the roof we thought that the introduction of a number of service providers will put competition into the businesses and the prices will low unfortunately it's not exactly the case. according to uganda government figures half of the country's 42000000 people have access to the internet. the number is growing but enough to result in lower intimate charges unlike many who have. products internet have a demand of the law the price so the more people we can get on connected the law the price. like many a fricken country's going to hustle for the. internet infrastructure entirely with public funds instead it's seeking private capital for technologies like fiber optic in order to make the internet affordable for users and profitable to investors. from what it's bring into. also sent us this report tell me if the cost for internet access is high how does uganda hope to get more subscribers to lower costs . acco

refugee aid projects in 2016 she fled with her family from war torn south sudan to uganda. on our way or the rebels came they took our property tortured us in different ways and beat us. liberals it's like millions of others from south sudan edith and her family found refuge in uganda refugee a.t.f. functions differently people aren't simply confined to a camp like in kenya refugees who were arrive here are immediately given a work permit and land which is provided by the communities and then you neighbors they also receive monthly benefits. we have cash on foot as well because when we give them food get that is restricted to the 4 that we've given them but when you give them cash you have the option to buy and supplement whatever that debt that that is so it's option. ugandans have a strong willingness to give to those in need for 20 years they also suffer during the civil war they also benefit from international aid which can be used to build hospitals or schools but of course there are still challenges. as a young school we have enormous talent is one of it is the 1st dr

the to represent different classes of internet users in uganda but with similar concerns. the cost of staying on line is. some service provider has put the costs way out of the roof we thought that the introduction of a number of service providers will put competition into the business is a process. unfortunately it's not exactly the case. according to uganda government half of the country's 42000000 people have access to the internet. the number is growing. enough to result in lower intimate charges unlike many. products internet to have a demand. the price so the more people we can get on quite active that a lot of the price. like many a fricken country's going to hustle for being unable to turn it infrastructure entirely with public funds instead it seeking private capital for technologies like fiber optic in order to make the internet affordable for users and profitable to investors. for more let's bring in. who also sent us this report tell me if the cost for internet access is high how does uganda hope to get more subscribers to lower costs. according to the us to tr

she and her family fled from war torn south sudan to uganda 3 years ago now needed for any work as a seamstress she's one of many refugees who are giving us payment on land to help them settle on a raise the terrible memories of the past. welcome to the program i am at the mica julia stories in the bed but 1st to new developments consent in sudan the african union has suspended the country over monday's violence in hot tune on twitter the a you posted the a you peace and security council house with immediate effect suspect that the spacing of the republic of sudan in all you activities until the effective establishment of the civilian led transitional authority is the only way to allow the sudan to exit from the current crisis. recent images from the heart tombs are just a tense stand of the issue makeshift barricades put up across streets by demonstrators to block the security forces elsewhere in this the news capital so those rapid support forces sit in the pickup trucks mounted with machine guns as the god main routes the central committee of sudan doctors says about 100 people we

she and her family fled from war torn south sudan to uganda 3 years ago now it is funny how strong work as a seamstress she is one of many refugees who are giving us payments on land to help them set sold on raise the terrible memories of the past. welcome to the program i am at the mica julia stories in the bed but fast new developments consent in sudan the african union has suspended the country over monday's violence in hock to. the a you posted the a you peace and security council house with immediate effect suspect that the spacing of the republic of sudan in all a you activities until the effects of establishment of a civilian led transitional authority is the only way to allow the sudan to exit from the current crisis. recent images from hot tombs are just a tense stand of the issue makeshift barricades put up across streets by demonstrators to block the security forces elsewhere in this than these capital so those rapid support forces sit in the pickup trucks mounted with machine guns as the god main roads the central committee of sudan doctors says about 100 people were killed

refugee aid projects in 2016 she fled with her family from war torn south sudan to uganda. on our way of the rebels came they took our property tortured us into print ways and beat us. liberals it's. like millions of others from south sudan edith and her family found refuge in uganda refugee a.t.f. functions differently people aren't simply confined to a camp liking kenya refugees who were arrived here are immediately given a work permit and land which is provided by the communities and then you neighbors they also receive monthly benefits we have cash on foot as well because when we give them food get that is restricted to the for death of giving them but when you give them cash you have the option to buy and supplement what event that debt that that is so it's optional. ugandans have a strong willingness to give to those in need for 20 years they also suffered during the civil war they also benefit from international aid which can be used to build hospitals or schools but of course there are still challenges. as a young school we have enormous talent is one of it is the i

she and her family fled from war torn south sudan to uganda 3 years ago now he did funny how strong the work was the seamstress she's one of many refugees who are giving you work permits on land to help them settle on a raise the terrible memories of the past. welcome to the program i am eddie micah jr more on those stories in the bed but fast to new developments consent in sudan the african union has suspended the country over monday's violence in ha 2 on twitter the a you posted the a you peace and security council house with immediate effect suspect that the parts of the republic of sudan in all a you activities until the effects of establishment of a civilian led transitional authority is the only way to allow the sudan to exit from the current crisis. recent images from hot tombs are just the 10s stand of the issue makeshift barricades put up across streets by demonstrators to block this includes the forces elsewhere in this than these capital so those rapid support forces sit in the pickup trucks mounted with machine guns as the god main routes the central committee of sudan docto

within uganda. but also we have a strong program. don't go away we are supporting we're working with faith does our. caring there really is a very thorough response in order to help control the spread of this virus and i thank you so much for joining us this morning to share that analysis of the situation in congo and uganda when it's related to. a dire as you mentioned you're from world vision international and you're joining us from uganda we appreciate it . well now poland is considering naming a military base for trouble after the us president promised to deploy an additional $1000.00 troops there those troops could be really relocated from germany which donald trump has criticized for not spending enough on defense made the announcement while hosting the polish president at the white house. things are looking up for the u.s. polish alliance trump welcomed his guest polish president on jury duty with an f. $35.00 fly over to poles want to purchase more than 30 of the u.s. made far to jets a deal like that gets a reward over a fir

western uganda. the zimbabwean dollar has been reintroduced a decade after inflation destroyed its value but people are worried the move will lead to the return of hyperinflation from harare. zimbabwe's government says the batting the use of foreign currencies will stop the black market money. inflation until. the government has made the temporary. the only legal tender some might say using multiple cards was not sustainable for businesses already limited. for the imports and not to pay the salaries of local employees. from union saying. what increases the foremost means for you because you now also need to inform them which is the quiet mortgages which are right before you come into. this shift. to be sustained so that. to them the question for the action. zimbabwe stopped using its own dollar more than a decade ago after the hyperinflation exists of printing and shortages people can still keep foreign currency but they must change it to local money before purchasing goods are doing analysis with co

refugee aid projects in 2016 she fled with her family from war torn south sudan to uganda. on our way or the rebels came they took our property tortured us into print ways and beat us. liberals it's like millions of others from south sudan edith and her family found refuge in uganda refugee a.t.f. functions differently people aren't simply confined to a camp liking kenya refugees who were arriving here are immediately given a work permit in thailand which is provided by the communities and then you neighbors they also receive monthly benefits. we have cash and so does well because when we give them for get that is restricted to the 4 that we've given them but when you give them cash they have the option to buy and supplement what about that debt that that is so it's optional ugandans have a strong willingness to give to those in need for 20 years they also suffered during the civil war they also benefit from international aid which can be used to build hospitals or schools but of course there are still challenges as a young school we have enormous talent is one of it is the

uganda rwanda have vaccinated health workers who work in areas near the border. travelers have been systematically screened over 63000000 travelers have been screened not only inside the r.c. but also at the border crossings those neighboring countries have been working on equipping and training health workers to be able to quickly detect and respond to any possible case crossing the border so this is exactly what happened a few days ago and the reaction of the ugandan health authorities was very swift they sent in teams to quickly do 2 separate them your logic and detective work if you wish to find out. who could have been in contact with the doz people who have been. sent just like i was in the ground work is being done and that's that's good we heard in the report they have. is looking at declaring this looking at whether to declare this international health emergency what difference would that make. well tomorrow as you have said the committee on ebola d r c will convene for the 3rd time and have basically to look into the latest developments and issue accomm

the latest outbreak of ebola in uganda spread from the east in d.r. c. the outbreak there last year has killed 1400 congolese and infected 2000 just over 500 have been treated efforts to contain the spread have been hampered by militia attacks on treatment centers and hostility towards medical teams. in the bustling markets of uganda scapel kampala. just leaving that report. a news conference from the military transitional council in sudan by. zenda liberian declared openly what came in the 1st statement. that if you have a ready available government presented to. us and we would. the cleric the following day this is what general lama said then when general. the current president he came in accordance with the desire of the people and the population and he was with the youth who called upon and brand came from the military industry to sion in response to the people's voice and they use force we declare that we seek to have a reconciliation to everybody. and this is insofar as the transitional. authority. is concerned because the solution is by conciliati

into uganda these very high. ebola isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 outbreaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern d. . the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border so frighted flu shelby but again all the front line health walk outs of the walk under a ring vaccination for the contacts. because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola feet but given the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough to says those people about to board up because i think the operative should have started before they were yes but you know when people have the symptoms they want to hide i mean they mix with the great opportunism which now spreads davies's to to white areas. on frid

would like to inform the public of the confirmation of ebola virus disease in custis district uganda the confirmed cases a 5 year old boy who traveled from the democratic republic of congo with his mother yesterday the 5 year old boy was being treated in an isolation ward similar to this one at a hospital in western uganda close to the border with the democratic republic of congo uganda has been on high alert for the last 10 months since the outbreak in the east india sea where 2000 congolese have contracted the virus and 1400 have died in the 2nd worst ebola epidemic on record the last outbreak of ebola in uganda was 7 years ago then it strained an already overstretched health care system this time the government wants to contain the virus much more quickly the ministry of health the world organization and the center for disease control have dispatched a rapid response team took a system to support the teams on the ground to continue with the various activities including contact trace sing and kissed management the government's launching an emergency vaccination campaign to immunize

into uganda these very high. ebola isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 outbreaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern sea the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border so from friday's flush out of the box in that shot again more. frontline health walk us of the walk under a ring box the nation for the contacts. because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola few but given the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough to sustain its people about that border because i think they are going to do it should have started the from there were areas but you know when people have the symptoms they want the height i mean the meets with the great opportunism which now spr

into uganda these very high. ebola isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 outbreaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern. the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border so full frighted flush out the few bucks in that again all the front line health walk was out of the under ring vaccination for the quantize. because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola. but given the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough just as there is people about to board because they think the up the government should have started the from the rural areas but you know when people have the symptoms they want to hide the name it meets with a great opportunism which now spreads davies's t

an uganda now. tomorrow the government will begin and ebola vaccination exercise, targeting people who came into co nta ct exercise, targeting people who came into contact with suspected cases. meanwhile the who will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the ebola outbreak in the drc which has now spread to uganda and create a public health emergency of international concern. currently, 22 districts in uganda are considered at risk of an ebola outbreak. the who has previously warned the virus could spread from the democratic republic of the congo to uganda and south sudan. 10 years ago researchers in california launched a long—term project to track the life histories of some of the world's oldest trees. they wanted to find out why some of the giant species in yosemite national park are dying out. the first decade has already seen dramatic changes, as peter bowes reports. this is yosemite national park, a vast expanse of forest land and some really breathtaking views. when i came here ten years ago

contacted or uganda contacted the world bank for alarm to construct uganda is really and the world bank claims to have you know responded by saying pantries constructing railways should use their own money to do so is an allegation you know you cannot take likely i do not know how the world bank is going to react to this one but he claims that the world bank has not had infrastructure development as part of its projects in uganda territory thank you very much for joining us. the illegal wildlife trade features extensively in our news reports but have you ever heard of smuggling it's on the rise while wild wide eels stalks to cloy. this week are not cope's is tending to 1400000 tiny eels just delivered from british waters in this stage of development the thin bony fish are almost transparent which is why they're called glassy eels european ills are facing extinction stocks have been in decline for 3 decades and so far there are no reliable methods of breeding them entirely in captivity is giving them advice it is possible now to get the ills to reproduce and keep them alive for a while b

his hometown so now in kampala in uganda what is the latest now from uganda's health ministry. well the health ministry released a statement a few hours ago if they say they can confirm there are 3 confirmed cases of ebola in uganda they say a 5 year old boy and his grandmother have died what happened according to them is that the family went to a funeral in neighboring india when they came back to uganda they weren't feeling well went to a local clinic offers them tests it was discovered that they did indeed have ebola so what health of those who are trying to do now is identify how many people came into contact with this family and where are they not include some of the health workers who were on duty at the time another challenge they face in that they've been told that the family when they returned to uganda what that with them several other relatives has been trying to track them down so far 5 of those individuals have been identified and one of them is a 3 year old boy at 10 o'clock local time here in uganda they were saying to back to the to see we told it was their own

refugee aid project in 2016 she fled with her family from war torn south sudan to uganda. on the way of the rebels came they took her property tortured us into print ways and beat us. liberals it's like millions of others from south sudan edith and her family found refuge in uganda refugee a.t.f. functions differently people aren't simply confined to a camp liking kenya refugees who were arriving here are immediately given a work permit and land which is provided by the communities and then you neighbors they also receive monthly benefits. we have cash on foot as well because when we give them food get that is restricted to the food that we've given them but when you give them cash they have the option to buy and supplement what to buy that debt that that is so it's optional ugandans have a strong willingness to give to those in need for 20 years they also suffered during the civil war they also benefit from international aid which can be used to build hospitals or schools but of course there are still challenges. i see young school we have an almost challenge is one of it

calbert in uganda force for more on this story let's just begin with. what's happening where you are right know. politically people from the 1st arrived there i went and they'd you had me there waiting for a truck from the u.n. to take them to a refugee equipment when we got here a few hours ago a both were coming in carrying a family with mother father and love for small children the other thing that they've been age was attacked a few days ago and they've been walking the gate to get to the shore of the lake albert when they got to lake albert they were hiking in and around the area they had to hide in the bush for a few more days when they felt it with they if they emerged got onto a boat and crossed lake albert here into ghana it took them 4 hours to get here we've been shown pictures of people the villian 3 were killed in the d.r. the and the bodies were hacked by machetes some of those bodies included people wearing. uniforms for example a sign that the conflict is intensifying aid workers say on average they get about 200 people a day coming here

who have recently fled to uganda mainly from villages on the shores of lake albert which. people are coming here with what ever they could and it's not much what we've also know from the huge families and many children some with quite different stories of what they experienced back home after processing they're going to be taken to a reception area and then on to a settlement will be their home for now. the u.n. refugee agency says a large number of children are arriving it's a concern. they will have a different way of. it is informing. them. and then the i thought we were in their. beds that's. across the board at any 2 region local government and catholic chachi does are appealing for humanitarian help for up 240-0000 internally displaced. agencies i guess to get to those who most need help because the security situation remains volatile. besides the hundreds of thousands displaced people and come we have more than $80000.00 still in some conflict areas in. this situation is but. it's very difficult to get. to rescue them. back in uganda prepares his bed for the night h

uganda has returned other family members to the urc. the world health organization is considering declaring the outbreak a global emergency. >> borders cannot stop a virus, but ugandan authorities are trying, nonetheless. three ebola cases have been registered in the country, the first known cross-border spread since an outbreak began in the neighboring dedemocratic repepuc of congo last august. fefears grow ththat this might y be the beginning. >> ebola o outbreak is still gog on, and today, we have overr 200 confirmed cases, so the probability of more cases is very high. >> ebola is not new to uganda. the country has seen five outbreaks of the disease since the yeaear 2000. it h has stepped up efforts to contain the virus, screreening eveveryone enterining uganda frm the eastern drc. the government is also e employe a vaccine for health-care workers along the border. >> friday, we e shall begin vaccinination for all front-line health workers. >> because of past successes in comp heading the disease, uganda is widely regarded as being

. >> uganda is welcoming more people than ever. approximately one million refugees, mostly from south sudan, now called uganda home. uganda is praised for having one of the most progressive and generous refugee parties in the world. exit -- in 2016, she fled with her family from south sudan to uganda. >> the rebels came on our way here. they took our property, tortured us in different ways, and beat us. >> like millions of others from south sudan, her family found refuge in uganda. he refugee aid here functions differently compared to the rest of the world. people are not just confined to a camp like in kenya. refugees are immediately given a work permit and land provided by communities and you -- and new neighbor's who hand over parts of their land. >> we have cash and food as well because when we give them food, there -- both we give them cash, they buy whatever they need. it is optional. >> uganda has shown strong willingness to give to those in need. for 20 years, they awful -- they also suffered during the civil war. people he

uganda's capital kampala harder uganda sending back one of its 1st patients back today yasi and has subsequently died this must huge questions about whether people should be sent back. to health officials gave a press conference about an hour ago and they insist the country is here they are capable of and painting the outbreak because they really know why but the family people of people in the family with in fact it's because right now the key is taking out a new drug uganda is not it was felt that the family of 5 should go back to get the help in those forced me because one boy died before he could get that treatment he also gave for the update with it as a further they had 3 people in uganda who were it isolation 2 of them have tested negative on friday only one person is now an isolation to being carried out on that individual it's really saving the 8 people came into contact with the family they came from to eat into uganda those people are being closely monitored fully 21 days to make sure they are not sick but they are straight think uganda is right now that they feel as a country they can

where a hospital in waiting uganda is where the 5 year old boy in his grandmother died from both had recently attended a funeral in neighboring democratic republic of congo with the boy's grandfather succumbed to the virus health officials say after the burial other relatives accompany them to uganda most the congolese nationals who were sent back on thursday after an agreement was made between the 2 governments to repatriate them the district surrounding the hospital is on alert began and government has banned public gatherings in the district as the ministry of health tries to control the spread of the virus causes internal bleeding and is often fatal ugandan doctors say to other patients are being kept in isolation in the latest outbreak of ebola in uganda spades from the east and the outbreak has since killed 1400 congolese and infected 2000 just over 500 have been treated to contain the spread has been hampered by militia attacks on treatment centers and hostility towards medical teams in the bustling markets that uganda's capital kampala concerns are growing. about you know. pr

refugee aid project in 2016 she fled with her family from war torn south sudan to uganda. on our way of the rebels came they took our property tortured us in different ways and beat us. little bones it's like millions of others from south sudan edith and her family found refuge in uganda refugee a.t.f. functions differently people aren't simply confined to a camp liking kenya refugees who were arriving here are immediately given a what permits and land which is provided by the communities and then you neighbors they also receive monthly benefits. we have cash and food as well because when we give them food get that is restricted to the 4 that we've given them but when you give them cash you have the option to buy and supplement what to buy that debt that that is so it's optional ugandans have a strong willingness to give to those in need for 20 years they also suffered during the civil war they also benefit from international aid which can be used to build hospitals or schools but of course there are still challenges. i see youngest school we have an almost challenges one

but 400000 people have been displaced and those who can are using boats to cross into uganda thousands of arrived and more coming they'll be brought to this reception center where they'll be officially registered as refugees uganda allows refugees to settle work go to local schools and move around the country so both here are luckier than most but most we've talked to have told us that still not home. patrick has been here for a month. he was a farmer and fisherman back home he says his village was among the fast to be attacked was by now it all not go back there until even after this situation comes because the violence that keeps repeating itself on every time you see is played and we get leaders of that are closer to where we are and who care about our beats back in the democratic republic of congo people continue to flee from their villages this is what they're leaving behind abandoned homes death destruction and misery cathy zoi al-jazeera western uganda. on kong democracy campaign as a staging a sit in in the city center it's the latest action the demonstrations say is intended t

it has crossed from congo to uganda. today the ugandan government also moved to repatriate five people to the democratic republic of congo. including the parents of a five—year—old boy who was the first to be confirmed with ebola on tuesday, and his three—year—old brother, who is also infected with the virus. those infected reportedly came into contact with an ailing grandfather in the drc. on the streets of the capital, news of the outbreak of ebola in the border districts of kasese is mixed. we are worried. but we hope we can contain the situation. it is the first the we contain the same ebola in the same country. i think the government should consider what about ebola and the spread which is around today. and put more health facilities and posteration that ebola is in uganda now. tomorrow the government will begin and ebola vaccination exercise, targeting people who got into contact with suspected cases and health workers. meanwhile the who will hold an emergency meeting to discuss whether the ebola outbreak i

in ca cissie district uganda. the confirmed kiss is a 5 year old boy who traveled from the democratic republic of congo with his mother yesterday the boy died in an isolation ward similar to this one at a hospital in western uganda close to the border with the democratic republic of congo his grandfather had been sick. the child's mother was congolese the family lives in uganda but had to come to d r c to be at the bedside of their mother's father who died of ebola on may 27th uganda has been on high alert for the last 10 months since the outbreak in the east india sea by 2000 congolese have contracted the virus and 1400 have died in the 2nd worst ebola epidemic on record. the last outbreak of ebola in uganda was 7 years ago then it's trained in already overstretched health care system this time the government wants to contain the virus much more quickly uganda have a long history of a bold outbreak but in knowledge there. so it will coordinate an intervention and a with funding and this should be possible to way

countries around the world strengthen their borders and put up walls to keep out refugees we go to uganda a country that is welcoming more people than ever would you look at the infrastructure before we have constructed access what roads into it if it is a tremendous well constructed discourse course structed it's a city. international investigators have named 4 suspects who will face murder charges. the shooting down of malaysia airlines flight m.h. 75 years ago the team in charge of the program house that one ukrainian and 3 russian men would be facing charges for their alleged involvement in downing the plane back in july 2014 flight m h 17 was hit by a russian made missile while flying over eastern ukraine all 298 people on board were killed most were from the netherlands. here's what one member of the investigative team the dutch chief prosecutor had to say that. for them to feel in the prosecution's charging these 4 men because we believe it was their plan their cooperation and their actions in july 2014 that led to the downing of flight m.h. 17 rules need some of even though they d

refugee aid project in 2016 she fled with her family from war torn south sudan to uganda. on the way of the rebels came they took our property to watch it us in different ways and beat us. little bones it's more like millions of others from south sudan edith and her family found refuge in uganda refugee a.t.f. functions differently people aren't simply confined to a camp like king kenya refugees who were arrived here are immediately given a work permit and land which is provided by the communities and then you neighbors they also receive monthly benefit. we have cash on foot as well because when we give them food get that is restricted to the 4 that we've given them but when you give them cash they have the option to buy and supplement what about that debt that that is so it's optional. ugandans have a strong willingness to give to those in need for 20 years they also suffered during the civil war they also benefit from international aid which can be used to build hospitals or schools but of course there are still challenges. as a youngest school we have an almost challeng

into uganda these are very high here ebola isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 outbreaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern sea the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border so frightened the shell of the few bucks again. frontline health was of the under ring vaccination for the contacts. because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola feet but given the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough just as there is people about to board up because they think they are going to do it should have started the from the rural areas but you know when people have the symptoms they want to hide on a mix with a laser which now spreads davies's to white to white areas. on friday the world health organization will decide whether this is the outb

uganda what's the situation where you are right now. has been around for decades and some of the new arrivals are picking up temporary shelters the one day with the white canvas is finished but why next with these men are busy building a new one these ones will be for the elderly because it's. easy actually speaking to the people in the camp in your rival telling us stories of how the most of the and we made a woman who said we have a village was attacked they ran to a nearby boat but because of the commotion and panic. fell into the water and drowned but the family actually keep on going a few days later because the food or medicine another child died that's when the family did they need to leave the other while all going to paris that is one of many people tried to stay alive the congolese army has been deployed in northeast and democratic republic of congo is that going to have any impact on this into ethnic fighting. well they've recently been deployed and they are being called in the area to tell them ways militia groups are hiding