Uganda gets go-ahead to administer experimental Ebola treatments
At least another 1,411 people have died in DRC since August
18 June 2019 - 11:55
Kampala — Health workers have got the all-clear to use three experimental Ebola treatments in Uganda, a week after the deadly disease spread over the border from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), authorities said on Tuesday.
Two people who had travelled from DRC died in Uganda last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. A three-year-old boy who was sent back to DRC after testing positive for the disease, died at the weekend, DRC's health ministry said...
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