East African health groups want other countries to copy Uganda's success fighting disease outbreaks. The World Food Programme and World Health Organization started a new training program to teach outbreak response skills. Many East African nations have struggled with Monkeypox, Ebola and Marburg virus cases recently. These diseases test local health systems and worry the public across the region.
Dr Allan Muruta from Uganda's Health Ministry said the training focuses on real action instead of just reading books. Uganda stopped the 2022 Ebola outbreak within 69 days through quick response work. The country ended another outbreak that started on January 30 and spread to Kampala, Jinja and Mbale cities. Health workers brought the disease under control before April 25 ended.
Uganda uses new mobile ICU units that inflate like balloons for remote areas. These portable hospitals help treat sick people far from regular medical centers. Eight countries send people to learn from Uganda's methods during the current training sessions. The program aims to create similar response teams across all participating nations.
Dr Allan Muruta from Uganda's Health Ministry said the training focuses on real action instead of just reading books. Uganda stopped the 2022 Ebola outbreak within 69 days through quick response work. The country ended another outbreak that started on January 30 and spread to Kampala, Jinja and Mbale cities. Health workers brought the disease under control before April 25 ended.
Uganda uses new mobile ICU units that inflate like balloons for remote areas. These portable hospitals help treat sick people far from regular medical centers. Eight countries send people to learn from Uganda's methods during the current training sessions. The program aims to create similar response teams across all participating nations.
