Health workers wearing protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre. The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gained a new sense of urgency when the first cross-border cases were reported in Uganda last week. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
After almost two years, during which it has made intermittent headlines, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gained a new sense of urgency when the first cross-border cases were reported in Uganda last week.
A robust and organised response by Uganda, however, quickly saw to it that victims and their contacts were isolated and put on treatment.
