In response to the confirmed outbreak of Sudan virus disease, a strain of the Ebola virus, in Uganda, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has allocated $1 million to support the country’s efforts in combating the outbreak.
In a statement issued on Thursday, WHO said the disease was detected in a nurse from Mulago National Referral Hospital in the capital, Kampala.
WHO said the $1 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies will help “accelerate early action and is readying medical supplies” to deliver to Uganda from its Emergency Response Hub in Nairobi.