The Ministry of Well being in Uganda in partnership with the World Well being Group (WHO) organized a guided tour for improvement companions to the Entebbe and Mulago Ebola Remedy Models (ETU) to evaluate the state and operation of the facilities.
The guided tour concerned officers from the Ministry of Well being, WHO, and Ambassadors from the completely different diplomatic corps, together with the embassies of the US, the Norwegian authorities, Eire and the British Excessive Fee in Uganda.
Ranging from the Entebbe ETU, the Minister of Well being, Honorable Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng welcomed the companions to the 67 – mattress heart that has been designated for the administration of well being employees together with all humanitarian employees concerned within the response. The middle, which additionally has 9 (9) Excessive Dependency Care beds not too long ago discharged 5 well being employees who had managed efficiently and recovered.
“I wish to respect our entrance liners – the well being employees who’ve devoted their lives to serve and save the individuals of Uganda. Your dedication and willpower don’t go unnoticed and with out you, there isn’t a life,” stated Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng.
With assist from WHO and the beneficiant contribution of companions together with the Norwegian authorities, the US Company for Worldwide Growth (USAID), and the International Commonwealth and Growth Workplace (FCDO), the middle has skilled 30 well being employees within the Ebola response. By means of WHO assist, a WHO case administration knowledgeable and a senior MoH specialist physician from Mulago hospital have been deployed to assist case administration and coaching on the web site.
The WHO well being group has additionally offered discharge kits for the 5 well being employees who have been cured, assorted an infection prevention and management (IPC) and case administration provides, three (3) screens, three (3) ventilators, and three (3) defibrillators from funding for Ebola Virus Illness (EVD) preparedness in 2018/2019.
“We’re dedicated to persevering with working with the Authorities of Uganda via the Ministry of Well being to make sure that the Ebola outbreak is contained. WHO is supporting all response pillars together with case administration to ensure that all instances are managed correctly,” stated Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, the WHO Consultant to Uganda.
On the Mulago Hospital, the staff toured the not too long ago opened isolation unit able to managing 120 affected person at a time. The middle is at present used for the isolation of high-risk suspects and different contacts pending affirmation of their check outcomes. The staff additionally visited the positioning at Mulago that was been earmarked for enlargement for added ETU beds. The development of the brand new Website shall be achieved by MSF who’ve additionally supported ETU development in Mubende.
WHO has supported the remedy heart at Mulago with one normal Viral hemorrhagic Fever package (VHF PPE) that has provides and tools enough for employees safety, assorted case administration, and an infection prevention and management provides to be used within the remedy. A 200 kva diesel generator was additionally equipped to offer energy backup on the remedy heart.
“I respect the assist obtained so removed from improvement companions in direction of the Ebola response. Sturdy partnerships and collaboration are the cornerstones of any response. I urge you to mobilize extra assets to allow us to comprise this outbreak,” stated Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng.
For the reason that Ebola outbreak was declared by the Ministry of Well being on 20 September 2022, the nation has to this point recorded 64 cumulative confirmed instances and 25 deaths, with a case fatality price of 39% as of 19 October 2022.
Response efforts are ongoing within the nation to strengthen case administration, contact tracing and neighborhood engagement.