Nairobi/Geneva - 29 July 2012 -
////...The Uganda Red Cross is part of the National Emergency Taskforce that has been set up by the Ministry of Health to stop the disease from spreading more widely. The Red Cross has mobilized volunteers and staff who are ready to support with case tracking and community awareness. 'This outbreak is occurring in the same area where the Red Cross is already responding to the growing crisis caused by the influx of Congolese refugees fleeing violence in their country’ said Charlie Musoka, Regional Operations Coordinator in Nairobi for the International Federation of the Red Cross who is preparing to travel to the affected region.
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The government of Uganda is coordinating needs assessments and response efforts aimed at containing the outbreak. A team composed of a medical doctor and a Disaster Management specialist from the International Federation of Red Cross is being dispatched from Nairobi to immediately support Uganda Red Cross efforts.
For further information, please contact:
////...The Uganda Red Cross is part of the National Emergency Taskforce that has been set up by the Ministry of Health to stop the disease from spreading more widely. The Red Cross has mobilized volunteers and staff who are ready to support with case tracking and community awareness. 'This outbreak is occurring in the same area where the Red Cross is already responding to the growing crisis caused by the influx of Congolese refugees fleeing violence in their country’ said Charlie Musoka, Regional Operations Coordinator in Nairobi for the International Federation of the Red Cross who is preparing to travel to the affected region.
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The government of Uganda is coordinating needs assessments and response efforts aimed at containing the outbreak. A team composed of a medical doctor and a Disaster Management specialist from the International Federation of Red Cross is being dispatched from Nairobi to immediately support Uganda Red Cross efforts.
For further information, please contact:
- Catherine Ntabadde , Uganda Red Cross Head of Communication, Kampala: + 256 772629567
- Nancy Okwengu, IFRC Senior Regional Communication Officer, Nairobi: +254 733 632 946
- Jessica Sallabank, IFRC Senior Media Relations Officer, Geneva: +41 799481148 http://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/uganda-red-cross-responding-ebola-outbreak-western-uganda
