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US Health Secretary Applauds Uganda's Ebola Control Efforts

Halima Athumani

   KAMPALA, UGANDA - U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services Alex
   Azar has applauded Uganda's efforts to control the spread of Ebola in
   east and central Africa; however, while the U.S. remains the primary
   funder of Uganda's health care sector, the secretary did not shy away
   from asking the East African country to find funds to independently
   sustain its health care budget.

   Since June, Uganda has identified and isolated four Ebola victims who
   entered the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

   The monitoring has prevented the Ebola epidemic which has killed nearly
   2,000 people in eastern Congo from crossing the border.

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