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LIVE: President Museveni's national address on Ebola
Museveni emphasised the importance of swift public health interventions to prevent the spread of the disease.
President Yoweri Museveni. (File photo)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
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President Yoweri Museveni is this evening evening addressing the nation on the Ebola situation in the country.
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Earlier, Museveni assured the World Health Organisation (WHO) of Uganda's continued commitment and preparedness to contain the current Ebola outbreak.
The Ebola Bundibugyo strain broke out in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last month. On May 17, the WHO declared the Ebola outbreak an international emergency.
While meeting the WHO director general, Dr Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tedros, at State House Entebbe on Monday, Museveni emphasised the importance of regional cooperation and swift public health interventions to prevent the spread of the disease.
According to the health ministry, Uganda has been managing 19 Ebola cases. Of these, 14 are members of the same family who entered Uganda from the DRC. The five were Ugandans, including four health workers, who interacted with the Congolese patients.
To contain Ebola from the epicentre in DRC, Uganda has sent 160 health workers there, who will be deployed in four teams of 40 personnel each.
While meeting the WHO director general, Dr Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tedros, at State House Entebbe on Monday, Museveni emphasised the importance of regional cooperation and swift public health interventions to prevent the spread of the disease.
According to the health ministry, Uganda has been managing 19 Ebola cases. Of these, 14 are members of the same family who entered Uganda from the DRC. The five were Ugandans, including four health workers, who interacted with the Congolese patients.
To contain Ebola from the epicentre in DRC, Uganda has sent 160 health workers there, who will be deployed in four teams of 40 personnel each.