The US plans to establish an Ebola containment center in Uganda.

The United States is currently in discussions with Uganda about the possibility of establishing Ebola treatment and control facilities within Africa to improve response effectiveness and limit the risk of cross-border disease spread.

Uganda is emerging as a key hub in the U.S.'s new Ebola response strategy in Africa, as the disease continues to spread in Central Africa and raises global concerns.

According to Ugandan health officials, Washington has offered Kampala the opportunity to discuss the possibility of building an Ebola treatment facility for American citizens right in Africa, instead of sending patients back to the US as in previous outbreaks.

This move represents a significant shift in the U.S. approach to cross-border health crises.

Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary of the Ugandan Ministry of Health , said the country is ready to support the initiative thanks to its expertise, laboratory system, and Ebola treatment facilities built over years of fighting epidemics.

Uganda has long been considered one of the most experienced African countries in controlling Ebola, having successfully responded to numerous previous outbreaks.

The US plan is being implemented amid the spread of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola – for which there is currently no approved specific vaccine – in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its alert level to an international health emergency.

Prior to Uganda, Kenya was also considered by Washington as a potential location for a quarantine and treatment center for American citizens at risk of Ebola exposure.

The US government is also tightening entry controls for people arriving from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, increasing screening at airports, and deploying more medical personnel to the region.

Experts believe that the "treatment outside the US" strategy reflects Washington's efforts to prevent the disease from entering the country, while also strengthening the healthcare response network in Africa – which is becoming the frontline in the fight against dangerous global epidemics.

(VNA/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/my-du-dinh-lap-trung-tam-ngan-dich-ebola-tai-uganda-post1113267.vnp