The Ministry of health has this afternoon confirmed an outbreak of the very contagious Ebola disease in Kampala.
In a press briefing held at the Ministry of health headquarters in Kampala, Wandegeya, the ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Dianah Atwiine revealed that the Ebola Sudan is currently in Kampala and one person who is a nurse at Mulago hospital has already died but with many already infected at the hospital where the deceased died from.
“The confirmed case, designated as the index case, is a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of Mulago National Referral Hospital who initially developed fever-like symptoms and sought treatment at multiple health facilities, including Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga in Wakiso District, and MbaleRegional Referral Hospital in Mbale City, as well as from a traditional healer”- said Dr Dianah Atwiine
The Ministry has urged Ugandans to be careful and consider the SOPs to avoid the spread of the killer disease to the larger population.
Currently the Ministry has since revealed that it has activated the Incident Management Team and dispatched Rapid Response Teams to both Mbale City and Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga.
MoH has also commenced Contact listing of 44 contacts (30 Health workers and patients from Mulago, 11 Family Members of the deceased,and 4 health workers from Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga)
