East African Community (EAC) health ministers are meeting today and tomorrow in a special virtual session to coordinate a regional response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic...
EAC health ministers met in emergency virtual session on the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak (declared May 15): 121 DRC confirmed cases, 17 deaths, and 7 cases in Uganda as of late May. No approved vaccine or treatment exists for this strain; EAC is deploying 9 mobile labs at key border crossings and exploring a regional fast-track approval mechanism for vaccines and diagnostics.
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Filbert Rweyemamu
Mwandishi wa Habari
Mwananchi
Arusha . East African Community (EAC) health ministers are meeting today and tomorrow in a special virtual session to coordinate a regional response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
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