Tag Archives: ‘Death every day’: Fear and fortitude in Uganda’s Ebola epicentre

MUBENDE, UGANDA: As Ugandan farmer Bonaventura Senyonga prepares to bury his grandson, age-old traditions are forgotten and fear hangs in the air while a government medical team prepares the body for the funeral — the latest victim of Ebola in the East African nation. Bidding the dead goodbye is rarely a quiet affair in Uganda, where the bereaved seek solace in the …

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