The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday donated equipment worth sh150million to the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) call and dispatch center to improve management of Ebola alerts.
The package includes includes laptops, desk phones, monitors and UPSs. According to Yonas Tegegn the WHO Representative in Uganda, the center will also help in the evacuation of Ebola cases for isolation and care.
“This equipment donated will increase the number of Ebola call stations in KCCA from three to eight allowing the management of expected 300 calls daily,” He said it will also track the source of calls and the location of ambulances, thus reducing response time.
This comes at a time when government continues to impose measures to contain the transmission of EVD to densely populated regions including Kampala.
Updates of 15 November 2022 indicate 142 Ebola cases from six districts have been confirmed in the country with a total of 55 people deaths, and 73 recoveries while 13 individuals are still admitted in the different treatment units.
Addressing the country last week in a televised address, President Museveni said the figures are an indication that government has put in place proper measures to contain the spread of the virus but said it’s efforts are being let down by some negligent people in high struck districts including Mubende.
The president said while there has been a general decline in cases registered in Mubende, many locals are defying measures in place to contain the virus.
“When you cooperate and alert the health system early, your chances of surviving are higher. Ebola can not be hidden. I want to thank the people of Mubende for their determination to end this epidemic. However, the outbreak is not over, and we need to put in more effort,” Museveni said.
“I have been informed that there is a challenge in Mubende. After allowing the boda bodas to transport cargo, they are abusing this and carrying human beings. This poses a risk of transfer of infection to other districts,” he added.