The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), resident country representative to Uganda, Elsie Attafuah has asked cultural and religious leaders to support the government\u2019s efforts to curb the spread of Ebola disease.<\/p>\n
She says local leaders should partner with the health ministry among other stakeholders to intensify surveillance efforts to detect Ebola in the affected districts.<\/p>\n
Attafuah says the presence of the disease will continue to affect the social lives of the people and also the country\u2019s economic development because it kills potential people who contribute to the country\u2019s economic development.<\/p>\n
She made the remarks, at a high\u2013level engagement meeting where the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) was partnering with religious leaders, and Buganda Kingdom to Intensify the Ebola sensitization campaign in the affected districts.<\/p>\n
According to the Ministry of Health, 142 confirmed cases of Ebola virus have been confirmed, including 55 deaths, out of these at least 19 healthcare workers were infected, of whom 7 have died.<\/p>\n
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