Ugandan health authorities have officially declared the country free of Ebola following the discharge of its final patient in mid-June and the successful completion of the mandatory 42-day surveillance monitoring period.

According to an official statement from the Ministry of Health, the declaration was made possible after all identified contacts completed institutional quarantine and a 21-day follow-up with no evidence of secondary transmission or unexplained community cases. Health officials emphasized that unlike previous regional outbreaks, this specific wave stemmed from a fully documented importation event along the border with the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.

To swiftly contain the spread, government intervention included strict contact tracing, temporary restrictions on cross-border public transit, and heightened community surveillance. While Uganda successfully halts domestic transmission, public health agencies maintain active surveillance protocols as neighboring regions continue response efforts.