Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 17 deaths, all monitoring completed, outbreak declared over

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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A case of Ebola is reported in Mbarara District
20120731 12:42:13 PM EST

This has been confirmed by the District Health Officer Dr. Amooti Kaguna who says the suspected Ebola case has been admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital with samples of stool and blood got from the patient and taken to Entebbe virus research institute for screening.
Dr. Kaguna says the suspected Ebola patient is being critically observed and treated, calling upon the public to be calm since the medical experts are doing their best to contain the deadly disease.
He adds that more details of the suspected Ebola patient at the hospital will be disclosed during a press briefing tomorrow Wednesday.
However the public is being advised to report to health workers in time in case someone develops abnormal diarrhea and fevers, vomiting.
The public is also called upon to refrain from shaking hands and hugging when greeting.:tiphat:http://www.ugpulse.com/uganda-news/...anda_news+(UGPulse.com+-+The+Pulse+of+Uganda)

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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Patients continue shunning Kagadi Ebola handling hospital
20120731 12:52:29 PM EST
Patients with other ailments that have been receiving treatment at Kagadi Hospital have abandoned the facility in fear of contracting Ebola Hemorrhagic fever.
Reports from Kibaale district indicate that since the outbreak of the deadly virus, the hospital has not been receiving patients with general illnesses seeking medical attention.
According to Steven Byarugaba, the District Chairperson Ebola task force, the patients who were admitted at the hospital before the Ministry of Health officials established an isolated ward to handle Ebola have run away and abandoned the hospital before they were discharged.
Meanwhile the number of people who have been hospitalized after contracting Ebola in Kibaale has increased to 19 from 8, although no deaths have been reported bringing to 33 the total number of those who have contracted the disease.
According to the health ministry the official death toll still stands at 14.
The district health officer Dr Dan Kyamanywa says the patients are from the sub counties of Burora, Bwikara, Kyaterekera, Muhurro and Kagadi town council.
Kyamanywa notes that they are in an isolation ward at Kagadi hospital and they are making progress after they received treatment.
The highly infectious disease presents with high grade fever and bleeding, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain and kills in a short time. :tiphat:http://www.ugpulse.com/uganda-news/health/patients-continue-shunning-kagadi-ebola-handling-hospital/26523.aspx?

Ebola Outbreak Threatens Western Uganda
A video from inside the Kagadi hospital
:tiphat:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS159RwxB6E

Vibrant62 · Jul 31, 2012

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Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 14 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 36 total suspected cases, 4 confirmed

Mbarara district consists of one municipality (Mbarara Municipality), and nineteen (19) rural sub-counties, organized into two counties.

The 2002 national census estimated the district population at about 361,500, with an estimated growth rate of about 3%. Of these, 51% were female and 49% were male. 55% of the district population are aged between 0 and 18 years.[3] It is estimated that the district population in 2010 was approximately 457,800. See table below:

Mbarara District Population Trends
Year Estimated Population
2002 361,500
2003 372,300
2004 383,500
2005 395,000
2006 406,800
2007 419,000
2008 431,600
2009 444,500
2010 457,800

Mbarara is NNE of Ntungamo district
http://www.igooglemaps.com/africa/uganda/mbarara-district/

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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Health official in Kibaale rush to Hoima to pick suspected Ebola victim
20120731 12:46:45 PM EST
Medical officials from Kagadi hospital have rushed to Hoima and picked a nurse suspected to have been infected with Ebola.
The Nurse identified as Magaret Asaba is said to have attended the burial of Claire Muhumuza a clinical officer who died from Mulago hospital.
The Vice chairperson of the Kibaale District Ebola task force, Stephen Mfashingabo says it has been confirmed that Asaba, a health worker at Muhorro health centre III is currently under treatment at Kagadi hospital.
Mfashingabo says the task force is overwhelmed by the increasing calls from the community reporting suspected Ebola cases.

He says this evening alone, the surveillance team has told the task force that they have received eight calls from the communities reporting patients in their midst who have symptoms similar to those of Ebola.
Medics have also confirmed that Hope Nazziwa, a patient who fled from an isolation ward in the hospital has been successfully traced in Nyanswiga village in Nyamarunda Sub County and she is quarantined together with other patients:tiphat:http://www.ugpulse.com/uganda-news/...ima-to-pick-suspected-ebola-victim/26522.aspx

Vibrant62 · Jul 31, 2012

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For readers who can view the BBC

Uganda traces health workers who had contact with ebola

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19055508

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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Ebola death toll rises to 16
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Wednesday, 01 August 2012 00:22
Written by Edward Ssekika 0 Comments

Two more people, including a five-year-old boy, have succumbed to Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Kibaale district, bringing the death toll to 16 by last evening. Dr Dan Kyamanywa, the Kibaale district health officer, said the two died on Monday. They were identified as five-year-old Nicholas Asingwire, from Kenga village in Kagadi sub-county, and Frediano Nsabimaana of Nyamugusa in Bwamiramira sub-county. Kyamanywa said the two were buried by health workers on the Ebola taskforce.
Twelve more Ebola patients were by yesterday admitted at an isolation unit at the district?s main Kagadi hospital, bringing the total number of admitted patients to 19. Four of those admitted were reported to be in critical condition. The disease broke out about three weeks ago, but was only confirmed last weekend. Its main symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding from openings on the body
?We have registered 34 health workers who were in close contact with late Muhumuza and we are monitoring them for at least 21 days to see if they can develop any signs and symptoms of Ebola,? Kyamanywa said.
Paul Kagwa, the head of Health promotion in the ministry of Health, yesterday said the ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) were tracking over 40 people suspected to have come into contact with Ebola cases. Meanwhile, MPs yesterday criticized the government for taking too long to confirm the outbreak of the disease. But in a statement to Parliament, Health Minister Christine Ondoa insisted the situation was under control.:tiphat:http://www.observer.ug/index.php?op...ath-toll-rises-to-16&catid=34:news&Itemid=114

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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12 new Ebola cases reported in Kibaale
Wednesday, August 1 2012 at 01:00

The number of people infected with Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Kibaale rose from 7 to 19 yesterday although no new deaths had been reported by press time, according to the Ministry of Health.
In Mbarara, Dr George Upenytho, the executive director of the regional referral Hospital, said they were handling a suspected case of Ebola whose blood samples had been sent to Kampala awaiting confirmation.
In Ntungamo, the district health officer, Mr Bernard Bamuturaki, said they were treating five deaths in the area with suspicion but could not confirm that they were as a result of Ebola.

The 12 new cases confirmed yesterday were all admitted to an isolation ward at Kagadi Hospital as health workers tried to contain the outbreak of the deadly disease. Dr Dan Kyamanywa, the Kibaale District health officer, said those newly admitted to hospital are from Burora, Bwikara, Kyaterekera, and Muhurro sub-counties as well as Kagadi Town Council. “They are in an isolation ward at Kagadi Hospital,” Dr Kyamanywa said. “They have received treatment and we can see some progress.”

The new cases reported yesterday raise the cumulative total of those infected to 33, including 14 who have died since the outbreak of the disease three weeks ago. Only three of the dead, however, were confirmed to have died of the disease.

If the cases in Mbarara and Ntungamo are confirmed, it would raise the death toll, the number of those infected, and the geographical extent of the outbreak which has so far been limited to Kibaale and a patient who was transported to Mulago Hospital in Kampala where they died.

In a related development, another health worker at Muhorro Health Centre III, Ms Margret Asaba, has been confirmed to have contracted the disease and is under treatment at Kagadi Hospital. Health officials have urged the public to minimise physical contact and report cases of people with Ebola-like symptoms. In a statement issued on Sunday, the World Health Organisation said the matter was under control and advised governments not to issue travel advisories against Uganda.
The health ministry yesterday said 16 samples had been collected from people suspected of having the disease for analysis while surveillance continues. “The Ministry of Health surveillance team in Kibaale District is actively and closely following up to 40 people who are suspected to have got into contact with the dead,” the statement issued by Dr. Dennis Lwamafa said. “These contacts have not shown any signs of the disease but will be monitored for 21 days. After 21 days, they will be declared Ebola-free.”

Fear factor
Meanwhile, the admission of patients suspected to be infected with the Ebola hemorrhagic fever to Kagadi Hospital has forced other patients to flee from the facility. Reports from Kibaale indicate that the hospital has, since the Ebola outbreak, not received any patients with non-related ailments.

Mr Steven Byarugaba, the chairperson of the district Ebola taskforce, said patients admitted to the hospital when an isolation ward was set up to accommodate those suspected of suffering from Ebola have since abandoned the hospital.
People in neighbouring areas have also fled. “Several families including mine have been relocated to other sub-counties,” said Mr Robert Kyamanywa, who heads an NGO in Nyamarunda Sub-county, where Ebola was first confirmed last week.

The outbreak of the disease has also forced the closure of more than 200 schools in the district ahead of the official closing date, Friday. “After consultation with district leaders and relevant medical officials, we have closed schools in the counties of Buyaga East, Buyaga West and Buyanja,” the district education officer John Kyaboona told Daily Monitor on Monday. He said the closure is a precautionary measure to prevent a possibility of massive infections given the fact that Ebola is highly infectious.

:tiphat:http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/Natio...aale/-/688334/1467994/-/119aokwz/-/index.html

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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Efforts continue to battle Ebola in Uganda

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WHO Representatives in Uganda, prepare to visit patients in the Ebola isolation ward

The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are working with Ugandan authorities to contain the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever that has claimed 14 lives in Uganda.
The agency says there are 36 suspected cases of the fever in the Kibaale region in western Uganda.
WHO spokesperson in Geneva, Tarik Jasarevic, says the agency is helping the Ugandan government to manage and control the cases of the disease.
"Four cases had been confirmed by lab in the Ugandan Virus Research Institute. Other samples that had been taken proved to be negative. And out of those four confirmed lab cases two have died. There is an isolation ward that has been set up in Kagadi town in Kibaale region and this is where all the suspected cases are currently being treated."
(Duration: 25"):tiphat:http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2012/07/efforts-continue-to-battle-ebola-in-uganda/

:tiphat:the media player is only playing 20 seconds instead of 15 mins

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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New Ebola cases confirmed in Uganda

August 1 2012 at 12:34am

Kampala - Three new cases of the deadly Ebola virus were confirmed on Tuesday in Uganda, as 15 patients - including health workers suspected of contracting the disease - were transferred to hospital isolation wards.
A further 40 people were being monitored for symptoms, which include haemorrhagic fever, vomiting and bleeding from internal organs.
About 90 percent of cases of the highly contagious disease result in death.
Fourteen people have died since the outbreak at the beginning of the month that started in the western district of Kibaale, about 250km from the capital Kampala, where two cases have since been recorded.
Teams of government health officials and NGOs were trying to curb the spread, while the public has been advised by the government to refrain from physical contact, including shaking hands, in order to decrease the risks of transmission.
?It's very important to react quickly to find where the disease is focused and to isolate it as fast as possible,? said Medecins Sans Frontieres' Olimpia de la Rosa.
?It is also essential to take care of the caregivers - which means supporting and working closely with the Ugandan health teams who are already struggling to stop the virus spreading,? she said.
Ebola is caused by a virus first identified in 1976 in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In two Ebola epidemics in 2000 and 2007 in Uganda, more than 200 people were killed.
Last year, a 12-year-old girl died in an isolated case. - Sapa-dpa :tiphat:http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/new-ebola-cases-confirmed-in-uganda-1.1353465

Laidback Al · Jul 31, 2012

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Uganda Ebola Fatalities

According to post 62 the Ebola outbreak started in Nyanswiga village, Nyamarunda sub-county and the first two hospitalized cases were reported from Kagadi Hospital on July 7, 2012. At least nine members of the same family died (post 39, 41) and perhaps two more from the same family died as well, likely between July 7 and July 24 (post 1).

Preliminary List Ugandan Ebola Fatalities

1. Yostus Isoke (64M), Nyanswiga village (post 9)

2. Byaruhanga Isoke , child of Yostus Isoke, Nyanswiga village (post 9)

3. Fred Isoke (M?), child of Yostus Isoke, Nyanswiga village (post 9)

4. Roggers Byaruhanga, child of Yostus Isoke, Nyanswiga village (post 9)

5. Doreen Nantongo ( F?) child of Yostus Isoke, Nyanswiga village (post 9)

6. Win Mbavazi, (Isoke family member) Nyanswiga village (post 9)

7. Tumumanye Kisembo Kusiima Byaruhanga, Nyanswiga village (post 9)

8. Other Yostus Isoke family member, Nyanswiga village (post 9)

9. Other Yostus Isoke family member, Nyanswiga village (post 9)

10. ? Yostus Isoke Family Member 10?

11. ? Yostus Isoke Family Member 11?

12. Lovinsa Kabwimukya, (42) Nyamarunda sub-county (post 41)

13. Milca Ninsima (3-4 months) child of Claire Muhumuza (post 69, 115)

14. Claire Muhumuza, a clinical officer died on July 20, 2012 at Mulago Hospital, Kampala (post 71, 102, 124)

15. Nicholas Asingwire (5), from Kenga village in Kagadi sub-county, died at home, July 30, 2012 (post 117, 126, 131)

16. Frediano Nsabimaana, from Nyamugusa in Bwamiramira sub-county, died at home, July 30, 2102 (post 117, 126, 131)

17. Susan Nabulya, from Burunzi village, the first patient to be admitted at Kagadi hospital (post 131)

18. Kato (12) of Nyamarunda village (post 131)

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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Ebola claims 4 more at Kagadi, Mulago
Publish Date: Aug 01, 2012

By Vision Reporters

Four more patients suspected to be suffering from Ebola have died as 14 new cases are also currently isolated in wards at Kagadi and Mulago hospitals.
This brings the death toll to 18 in the country's third massive wave of Ebola outbreaks in the last one decade.
The first was in Gulu in 2000, followed by that in Bundibugyo in 2007 where hundreds of people died and others were infected.
Medical authorities were also Tuesday investigating a suspected Ebola case in Mbarara. The case was placed under isolation.
The patients who died on Monday all from Kibaale were identified as Susan Nabulya from Burunzi village, the first patient to be admitted at Kagadi hospital, five-year-old Nicholas Asingwire (Kenga village), 12-year-old Kato (Nyamarunda village) and Frediano Nsabimaana of Nyamugusa village in Bwamiramira sub-county.
Another 11 new suspected Ebola patients were Tuesday admitted at Kagadi hospital in Kibaale and three others in Mulago hospital in Kampala.
The number of suspected cases at Kagadi hospital has reached 18, which puts the total suspected cases at Kagadi and Mulago to 21.
The three admitted in Mulago are also from Kibaale district; a four-year old boy, his mother and uncle, according to the deputy executive director, Dr. Doreen Male.
However, the health ministry in a statement issued Tuesday said there were 18 patients in Kagadi hospital, of whom three are confirmed to have contracted Ebola.
The health ministry's surveillance team in Kibaale, according to the statement, is, "actively and closely monitoring 40 people who are suspected to have got in contact with the dead."
"These contacts have not shown any signs of the disease but will be monitored for 21 days," said the statement, adding that after 21 days, they will be declared Ebola-free if no signs are detected.
Kibaale district health officer, Dr. Dan Kyamanywa said that the new suspected Ebola patients were picked from Kagadi town council and the sub-counties of Nyamarunda, Burora, Bwamiramira, Kyaterekera and Muhorro.
The patients, however, on Tuesday protested being poorly fed at the hospital.
One of the patients forced his way out of the isolation ward, as the others caused commotion and were calmed by the police, local and district leaders.
"It is true that we do not have money to feed these patients, but we are making arrangements to get money and buy them food," one of the health officials said on condition of anonymity.
Dr. Kyamanywa said the Medicines Sans Frontiers (Doctors without Borders) had donated plampenats (packed foods) for the patients. But patients had refused to eat the food.
The chief administrative officer of Kibaale, Emmanuel Ssenoga said that the district has not received any funds since the financial year started.
Meanwhile, hotlines have been created for all people to call, in case they suspect anyone to be infected with the disease.
Ebola surveillance teams can be reached on 0774 451762, 0706 506294, and 0757 174556. :tiphat:http://www.newvision.co.ug/article/...=53&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Treyfish · Jul 31, 2012

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Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 14 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 36 total suspected cases, 4 confirmed

:tiphat:http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/8100-tanzania-on-high-ebola-alert

Laidback Al · Aug 1, 2012

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Ebola Outbreak Map

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Treyfish · Aug 1, 2012

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Ebola outbreak in Uganda spreads to Kampala
Jul 31, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish
The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in villages in western Uganda has risen to at least 16.

President Yoweri Museveni has also confirmed that the deadly virus has hit the capital city, Kampala. He has also issued a national warning urging people to avoid physical contact.

The virus is highly contagious and there is currently no vaccine or treatment for the disease.

Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb reports from Kampala.
:tiphat:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMRo28XoXLQ

Treyfish · Aug 1, 2012

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Kenya Readies Border for Ebola Outbreak
31 July 2012
The Ministry of Public Health has supplied health facilities near the Uganda border with face masks and goggles among other protective clothings after an Ebola outbreak was confirmed in the neighbouring country.
The Ministry has advised the medics to treat all flu cases with 'suspicion'. Dr Ian Njeru, head of disease surveillance and response at the ministry said although the outbreak in Western Uganda was contained, Kenya will still go ahead with emergency prevention.:tiphat:http://allafrica.com/stories/201208010017.html
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Vibrant62 · Aug 1, 2012

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Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 14 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 36 total suspected cases, 4 confirmed

This report illustrates the problems faced by HCWs

Panic grips Kanungu as Ebola suspect is buriedPublish Date: Aug 01, 2012

By Patson Baraire

There is fear and panic going on in Kanungu district following the death of a health worker who was working in Kagadi whose body was transported for burial in the district.

Kemitumba Mackline is reported to have passed away on Monday July 30th and her body was transported over night to her parents? home in Nkunda village in Nyanga Sub County, Kanungu district where she was buried hurriedly Tuesday afternoon.

Kanungu district health officer Sister Florence Rwabahima told this reporter that she learnt about the deceased body being transported to Kanungu from Kibaale district after she heard about radio announcements announcing her burial in Kanungu district and tried to block the transportation of the body but failed as her relatives traveled at night.

"I tried to block the transportation of the body advising that she should be buried immediately in Kibale but my efforts were fruitless," Rwabahima said.

Rwabahima expressed concern that if the suspected victim died of Ebola then it could be contracted by all her relatives who were involved in transporting her body and those who attended her burial in Nyanga.

"The people who handled the transportation had no protective gear and must have had contact with the victim and that is itself enough to pass on the disease," She said.

When contacted the Resident District Commissioner Kanungu Canon Ben Rullonga said that he had ordered for the burial of the suspected victim immediately but her relatives ignored him and took their time to bury as usual in the afternoon.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/633642-Panic-grips-Kanungu-district-as-Ebola-suspect-is-buried.html

alert · Aug 1, 2012

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http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/01/3735748/uganda-losing-tourists-as-ebola.html

Uganda losing tourists as Ebola cases rise
The Associated Press
Updated: 2012-08-01T10:33:29Z

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan officials and tour operators say the latest Ebola outbreak has dimmed hopes of a profitable year for the country's tourism industry, with tourists cancelling trips amid rising cases of the deadly disease in the East African country.
Kibaale, the affected district in Uganda's west, is home of a national park that has one of the richest primate populations anywhere in the world, making it popular with tourists and biologists. Cuthbert Baguma, who heads Uganda's tourism marketing agency, said the outbreak's timing was especially damaging because the tourism season peaks in August.
British businessman John Hunwick said his clients were "absolutely petrified" and wanted to go home, and that he lost $6,000 in cancelled tours on Tuesday.
Ebola is feared because it is highly infectious and kills quickly.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/01/3735748/uganda-losing-tourists-as-ebola.html#storylink=cpy

Treyfish · Aug 1, 2012

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Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 14 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 36 total suspected cases, 4 confirmed

Man exhibiting signs of ebola put in a solitary ward at Siaya District Hospital; blood samples from the 27-year-old sent to KEMRI for tests

sharon sanders · Aug 1, 2012

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Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 14-18 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 36 total suspected cases, 4 confirmed

Do you have a link for this please?

Treyfish · Aug 1, 2012

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Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 14-18 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 36 total suspected cases, 4 confirmed

No travel ban to Ebola affected areas - Govt
Publish Date: Aug 01, 2012
Health minister Dr. Christine Ondoa has said the government has not imposed a travel ban in the districts affected by Ebola virus.
?The Ebola virus is a self- limiting disease. It can wipe out a family or a village when there are no more people to infect, it dies down. Isolation is the solution and it will contain it,? Ondoa told Parliament. She was presenting a statement on the status of the Ebola virus out- break in Uganda.

The ministry of health declared an outbreak of Ebola in Kibaale district on Saturday after receiving confirmatory results from the Uganda Virus Research Institute that the deadly disease that had killed 14 people in the district was Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Sudan strain.

Ondoa said a national task coordinated by the ministry of health and the inter-ministerial task forces coordinated by the Office of the Prime minister have been reactivated to tackle the Ebola epidemic.

She added that an ambulance equipped with protective gear has been sent to Kibaale to transport Ebola patients and to transport the dead for burial. She said the National Medical Stores has been directed to provide necessary medicines and logistics to affected districts.

She appealed to MPs to set up strong legislations and an emergency fund to handle emergencies like Ebola. She said medical workers who die in the line of duty should be recognized and their families supported.
Ondoa said on average between 20% to 58% of vacancies for health workers were filled country wide and there was need to fill more vacancies to meet the increasing health challenges of the population.

Lyndah Timbigamba Kyenjojo district woman MP said health workers were running away from Kibaale district and some residents were on the run.
Dr. Sam Okuonzi Vurra county MP urged the government to improve the management of panic in the affected and neighbouring districts. ?Public awareness is necessary to address fear among the population. People can be stopped from boarding buses, traveling, going into public places. People will be running around the country, people will be refused to enter churches if there is no public education,? Okuonzi stressed.:tiphat:http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/633646-no-travel-ban-to-ebola-affected-areas-govt.html

Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 17 deaths, all monitoring completed, outbreak declared over

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