WHO Chief Urges Uganda to Reconsider Congo Border Closure Over Ebola
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has urged Uganda to reconsider its decision to close its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo over the ongoing Ebola outbreak.Tedros appealed during a visit to an Ebola isolation unit at a hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan capital.
He commended Uganda’s response to the outbreak, describing it as prompt and effective. The WHO has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
The epicentre of the outbreak is in Ituri Province in eastern Congo, where the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says 515 of the country’s 544 confirmed cases have been recorded.
Uganda has reported 19 confirmed Ebola cases, most of which involved people who entered the country from Congo. #WHO Chief Urges Uganda to Reconsider Congo Border Closure Over Ebola#
