UN Moves to Counter Fast-Spreading Ebola in Eastern DR Congo, Three New Cases Confirmed in Uganda

.. PSN orders pharmacies to activate emergency surveillance

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

The United Nations has moved emergency personnel, funding, and supplies into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreading through conflict-ravaged provinces.

This comes as Uganda has confirmed three new cases, bringing the total to five since the virus was discovered in the East African country on May 15.

Meanwhile, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) yesterday placed pharmacists and community pharmacies across the country on high alert following a fresh Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak reported in parts of Central and East Africa.