Facebook Twitter Print Email. Health authorities in Kampala confirmed that one patient has died β a nurse who had sought treatment at various other medical facilities after developing fever-like symptoms. In response to the outbreak of the often deadly and infectious haemorrhagic fever which is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids and tissue, WHO is mobilising efforts to support national health authorities in swiftly containing and ending the outbreak.
Senior public health experts and staff from WHO's country office are being deployed to support key outbreak response measures. Medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, are being readied for delivery from WHO's Emergency Response Hub in Nairobi.
Although there are no licensed vaccines for Sudan virus disease, WHO is coordinating with developers to deploy candidate vaccines once all necessary approvals are obtained. A total of 45 contacts, including health workers and family members are under close monitoring. The identification of the case in a densely populated urban area necessitates a rapid and intense response, the agency stressed.
Uganda last reported an outbreak in The appeal aims to support critical human rights efforts, including rights mainstreaming, advisory services and technical cooperation, alongside field offices of the UN human rights office, OHCHR. It will also boost special trust funds, such as those supporting victims of torture, Indigenous Peoples, or those impacted by slavery.
That amount is not sufficient to cover all of its mandated work and the requests for assistance it receives. Violations and abuses may go undocumented, leading to a lack of accountability and increased impunity. Since , more than people have been prosecuted under Article , many receiving lengthy consecutive sentences.
