- On 30 January, the Ministry of Health in Uganda declared an Ebola outbreak (Sudan virus) following the death of a male nurse at the national referral hospital on 29 January.
- The outbreak was confirmed by three national laboratory postmortem. About 45 contacts in the Central (Kampala) and Eastern (Mbale) regions are under quarantine.
- The Ministry of Health has been very reactive and with support from WHO has activated all necessary response measures to contain the outbreak including a vaccination campaign – a 72-hour response plan is in the final stage of approval.
- DG ECHO is exploring to support the response in Mbale through an ongoing project within the district.
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