The DRC has reported 515 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 91 deaths, as of now. Uganda has recorded 19 confirmed cases, with two deaths and one probable fatal case.
They were told it was for everyone. They did not believe it. They marched, filed lawsuits, and threatened to strike. One town in central Kenya just said no to America's Ebola escape plan.
The Health Ministry clarified that no Ebola case linked to the Bundibugyo strain has been reported in India so far. However, authorities are closely monitoring the situation in line with international health advisories.
The World Health Organization’s decision to classify the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as an international public health emergency is not merely a medical alert.
This is not a routine Ebola outbreak. The strain involved has no licensed vaccine, the epicentre sits inside an active conflict zone, and the virus has already reached Uganda's capital.
Ebola has killed at least 80 people in eastern Congo and crossed into Uganda's capital. The WHO declared a global health emergency on Sunday. No vaccine exists for this strain.
Uganda's Ministry of Health has announced the launch of a comprehensive Ebola preventive vaccination campaign targeting 25,000 people at high risk of contracting the deadly disease.
Emmanuel Ainebyoona, Ministry of Health spokesperson told Xinhua news agency by telephone that some of the affected workers would stay home for 21 days.
In its guidelines published on Friday, the WHO has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving medicines against viral disease.
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