Period covered by this Final Report: 28 November 2007 to 29 February 2008.

Summary: CHF 152,756 was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support

Monica Musenero, a senior epidemiologist told reporters here on Monday, while assessing the impact of the recent outbreak, that laboratory tests showed there were some cases that had acquired the virus but did not sicken the infected.

"When we tested some of the people, they were healthy. There was evidence that they had been exposed to the

BUNDIBUGYO

FOLLOWING an Ebola attack that killed 37 people, infected many more and led to a near-total shutdown of the economy in western Uganda, the government is preparing to officially declare the country Ebola-free on Wednesday.

The move will signal a sigh of relief from officials who feared the highly infectious disease would spread beyond the Bundibugyo region where it started among people living on the hills of the Rwenzori Mountains.

"So many people have been affected, it is important to be able to say the epidemic is over," Dr. Sam Zaramba,

1. Situation in the Field:

The Ebola outbreak is on the decline and still confined in Bundibugyo district, No confirmed cases in any other part of the country.

No new case has been reported since 3rd January 2008, the last confirmed case was on 22nd December 2007 and died on 27th December 2007(this was the last death reported).

On the 6th of January 2008, 2 Ebola suspected cases wife and husband in Amuria district with history of epistaxis, vomiting

KAMPALA/BUNDIBUGYO - THE last Ebola patient at Bundibugyo Hospital was due to be discharged yesterday amid rising hope that the new strain of the haemorrhagic fever that struck in August last year, could soon be wiped out.

Dr William Sikyewunda, the Bundibugyo District Health Officer said yesterday that they had not registered any case of the virulent disease since Friday.

But the Director General of health services, Dr Sam Zaramba said whereas the current lull in admissions shows Ebola

Brussels, 29 December 2007 - The European Commission has earmarked €369.6 million in humanitarian aid to meet the basic needs of the most vulnerable victims of humanitarian crises around the globe. A series of humanitarian aid decisions has been launched to provide food assistance (€160 million) and humanitarian aid to people in need in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan (€25 million), Colombia (€12 million), as well as the following African countries: Burundi and Tanzania (€20 million), Chad (€17 million), Democratic Republic of

During the month, WHO/HAC participated in several coordination meetings aimed at improving health response coordination at the national and district levels. In Karamoja, a meeting was held with CUAMM an Italian NGO to discuss the proposed Karamoja-Food and Services project. The meeting highlighted the challenges of sustainability and dependency syndrome that will arise out of this approach to health services delivery. The organization also attended the district quarterly surveillance/HMIS review meetings in the districts of Abim, Kaabong, Kotido and Nakapiripirit.

In Bundibugyo District, 9 people are currently admitted, 4 in Kikyo Health Centre and 5 in Bundibugyo Hospital. Of these, 4 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, 3 in Bundibugyo Hospital and 1 in Kikyo Health Centre.

The Ministry of Health urges the public to avoid unnecessary movements and gatherings especially in the districts around Bundibugyo i.e. Kabarole, Kasese, Hoima, Kibaale, Kyenjojo, Kamwenge,