“Ongoing Ebola Outbreak in Uganda: What You Need to Know”

Date: Friday, 25th November 2022

Moderators:
Francis G. Omaswa, MB ChB, MMed, FRCS, FCS
Director
The African Center for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)
Kampala, Uganda
Jean B. Nachega, MD, MPH, PhD, FRCP, FAAS
Professor of Medicine
Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

Topics/Speakers:

Title 1: Ebola Sudan Outbreak in Uganda:
Current Situation and Response
Henry Kyobe Bosa, MB,ChB, MSc. (20min)
Lt. Col. Dr. Incident Commander, Infectious Diseases
Ministry of Health, Uganda

Title 2: Past Ebola Outbreaks in Uganda:
Samuel I. Okware, MB ChB, DIMA, MPH, PhD (15 min)
Professor of Infectious Diseases and Director General, Uganda
National Health Research Organization (UNHRO), Kampala

Title 3: Lessons Learned from Past Ebola-Zaire Outbreaks in DR Congo
Jean-Jacques Muyembe TamFum, MD, PhD (15 min)
Professor of Virology, University of Kinshasa, DR Congo
Director, National Institutes of Bio-Medical Research (INRB), Kinshasa, DR Congo