Christine Mandella, the Kabale District Health Officer, says they are on high alert to respond to any suspected cases of any hemorrhagic fever including Ebola.
According to Kamese, NAPE together with the Uganda National Association of Community and Occupation Health - UNACO introduced artisanal miners to the borax method, a technique of artisanal gold mining, which uses borax as a flux to purify gold.
Referring to the areas where armed groups are operating, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said they could be hiding places for the virus. We have difficulty accessing those areas, and people in those areas will have difficulty moving to places where they can get the support they need, he explained.
