By.Damba Rogers
Uganda doctors under their body, the Uganda medical association, express their readiness to be deployed in DRC to help their counterparts in the fight against the deadly ebola disease which has since claimed 1200 lives.
According to
the president Uganda medical association, Dr. Ebuku Okwaro, Ugandan doctors have exhibited enough experience in
handling and treatment of ebola cases on the continent and he much sure they
can offer better services in the neigbouring DRC.
He also
cautions Uganda govt not to let pilgrims from DRC just mix with other pilgrim
at Namugongo but rather carry out massive screening of these special pilgrims
to avert likely spread of ebola incase a pilgrim from DRC happens to have
carried the disease.
This will
not be the first time Uganda doctors fly to other African country to offer
their services in regards to Ebola treatment, with the recent being in West
Africa.
Ebola is
spread by coming into body close contact with a patient, sharing items with
victim and always presents with fever, vomiting, passing out of water in all
body outlets, body pain, weakness among others and can be prevented by
maintaining proper hygiene, not coming into contact with a person carrying the
disease or even the body and many more.
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