Uganda, Dec. 3 -- On Wednesday evening, the last batch of four patients at the Mubende District Ebola treatment unit received their discharge letters.

While releasing the patients, Dr Paskar Apiyo, a consultant physician attached to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, but currently heading the Mubende Ebola treatment team, said the discharged patients, including three women and a one-year-old baby, were free to reunite with their families.

According to updates from the Ministry of Health, on Wednesday, November 30, there were no new cases of Ebola, no registered new Ebola-related deaths, and no one on admission. This is a milestone worth celebrating.

The 2022 outbreak -- that was confirmed in Mubende in September and registered 142 cases ...