KAMPALA, Oct 2 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — A 37-year-old Tanzanian doctor who has been pursuing a Master of Medicine in Surgery course at Kampala International University has succumbed to Ebola, Association of Surgeons of Uganda has announced.
It’s not clear how Dr Mohammed Ali got infected but his death comes hours after the Ministry of Health on Friday announced that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the country had risen to seven.
“It is with great sorrow that we have received the news of the passing of Dr Mohammed Ali, a 37-year-old Tanzania national who has been pursuing a Master of Medicine in Surgery at Kampala International University. Dr Ali lost the battle to the Ebola Virus Disease,” Association of Surgeons of Uganda tweeted on Saturday.
The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said Dr Ali tested positive of Ebola on Sept 26 and died while receiving treatment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital isolation facility. He died at 3am on Saturday.
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,” Dr Aceng tweeted on Saturday.
So far, at least eight health workers have tested positive for EHVF, including intern doctors and senior house officer- (all trainees) who were stationed at the center of the outbreak at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital and other health workers, according to Uganda Medical Association (UMA). — NNN-DAILYNEWS
