Medical workers perform disinfection for a demarcated Ebola treatment center at the Mubende Regional Hospital in Mubende District, Uganda, on Sept. 21, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)
Health ministers from 11 African countries met in Uganda over the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the East African country.
KAMPALA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Health ministers from 11 African countries held a meeting on Wednesday in Uganda over the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the East African country.
The ministers discussed cross-border collaboration for preparedness and response to the Ebola disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Uganda.
A medical worker is seen after disinfecting a demarcated Ebola treatment center at the Mubende Regional Hospital in Mubende District, Uganda, Sept. 21, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)
Uganda's Ministry of Health, which is a co-host with the African Union, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the WHO, said the meeting will strengthen and enhance collaboration in response to the hemorrhagic fever and other public health emergencies.
Senior WHO officials, headed by Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, attended the meeting.
Uganda is grappling with the outbreak of the rare Sudan strain of Ebola virus disease, which was first announced on Sept. 20 in the country's central region. Ugandan Health Ministry data as of Oct. 9 showed that the country has registered 48 confirmed cases of Ebola and 17 deaths.
