East African countries agree on urgent regional measures to combat Ebola outbreak
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Health ministers from the eight East African Community (EAC) countries held an emergency virtual meeting and agreed on urgent regional measures to strengthen the response to the Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which has spread to Uganda. The measures include harmonizing Ebola surveillance and protection protocols across airports, ports, and land border crossings in the region. The ministers expressed concern about the ongoing outbreak and emphasized the need for collective action to prevent further cross-border transmission within the region.
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· 3 pulledOs ministros, que se reuniram numa sessão virtual de emergência na segunda e terça-feira, acordaram "harmonizar a vigilância do Ébola e as medidas de proteção em todos os aeroportos, portos e postos fronteiriços terrestres da região"
Os governantes manifestaram "preocupação" com o surto em curso e sublinharam a necessidade de uma ação coletiva para prevenir "uma maior transmissão transfronteiriça dentro da região"
Assim, instruíram os Estados-membros a implementarem medidas de vigilância e controlo nas zonas afetadas
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