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Workers from the Uganda Red Cross Society disinfect during the evacuation of the body of a suspected Ebola victim in Kampala on May 26, 2026. [AFP]
While every person has the right to enjoy their health as proclaimed in various international, regional, and local instruments and laws, the State, as the duty bearer, should protect it’s citizens against any intentional risks of infection.
The US government has suggested a plan to set up a 50-bed quarantine and treatment facility at the Laikipia Air Base for American citizens exposed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or any neighbouring countries.
This move is a typical ethical dumping approach where the so-classified as first world nations unethically conduct research in third-world countries. Such research is unacceptable in their own countries, where the ethical guidelines cannot condone it. This means taking advantage of the Global South countries’ weak or ethical loopholes.
