A medical Doctor at Mubende National Referral Hospital has seccumbed to Ebola Virus this morning 1st October 2022.
"I regret to announce that we have lost our first doctor, Dr Mohammed Ali, a Tanzanian National, 37yr old Male today at 3:15am. He tested positive of Ebola on Sept 26, 2022 and died while receiving treatment at Fort Portal RRH, Isolation facility ( JMedic)'' Dr Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health Uganda, via her officil Twitter Account.
Dr Ruth, further sent her condolence message to the Republic of Tanzania.
"I condole with his family, medical fraternity, KIU university and the people of Tanzania. Dr. Ali is the first Doctor, and second health worker to have succumbed to Ebola. The first was a midwife from St Florence Clinic, a probable case, because she died before testing".
His death now brings the total number of lives lost to Ebola virus to 8 and 35 admitted according to Ministry Of Health Statistics.
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