Africa CDC briefs Museveni on ebola

CAPTION: President Museveni (C) poses for a photograph with the CDC  delegation during a meeting at State House Entebe on Friday (PPU photo).

By Our reporter

ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met a delegation from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) at State House, Entebbe.

The delegation briefed the President on the current status of the Ebola outbreak and assured him that the situation is being appropriately managed.

H.E Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC, highlighted the need to establish a continental Incident Management Support Team for Ebola in Kampala to strengthen coordination and monitoring efforts.

President Museveni welcomed the proposal and pledged Uganda’s full support.

“Ebola only becomes deadly when there is lack of attention. Otherwise, it is very manageable,” the President noted.

The meeting was also attended by Dr. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, alongside other officials from the Ministry.

Africa CDC is the organizing a cross-border high level meeting from 22 to 23 May 2026 in Kampala, Uganda in collaboration with the Ministries of Health of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan. The meeting aims to strengthen regional preparedness, response coordination, and political alignment in addressing the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease outbreak.

The meeting brings together Ministers of Health, senior government officials, National Public Health Institutes, RECs, technical experts and regional and international partners, including World Health Organization, UNICEF.

The coordination platform is focusing on key response pillars, including coordination, surveillance, case management, IPC, laboratory systems, logistics, risk communication, community engagement, research, finance, and resource mobilization.

The meeting aims to:

• Enhance political commitment and leadership for a coordinated regional response;
• Finalize a joint response plan that will guide the fundraising;
• Harmonize preparedness and response strategies across borders and among affected and at-risk countries; and
• Identify operational gaps and reinforce collaboration between governments, regional institutions, and partners to prevent further spread of the outbreak and protect populations across the region.

This meeting reflects Africa’s commitment to collective health security, regional solidarity, and coordinated action in responding to public health emergencies that transcend borders.

“Africa CDC will continue to coordinate, Member States and partners continue to work together to contain the outbreak, strengthen preparedness, and safeguard the health and security of communities across the continent,” reads a press statement.