Uganda: Uganda appeals to int'l community for funds to contain Ebola virus.

Shotlist Kampala, Uganda - May 22, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of meeting in progress; attendees 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Kaseya, director general, Africa CDC (starting with shot 1): "We need by the end of this year to say that for Bundibugyo we have a vaccine, we have medicine. There is no choice. We don't want to see another outbreak, and we are asking ourselves how can we contain that." FILE: Kampala, Uganda - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Anti-Ebola poster 4. Medical worker wearing protection suit Kampala, Uganda - May 22, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Diana Atwine, permanent secretary, Ugandan Ministry of Health (starting with shot 4): "What is happening in Ituri can happen anywhere, provided we relax as a global community. Therefore, the earlier we move and work together in the DRC and also at the border districts of Uganda, the better for us." FILE: Bundibugyo District, Uganda - Aug 17, 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Iran/Russia) 6. Various of medical check point at border; worker recording civilians' information Kampala, Uganda - May 22, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Diana Atwine, permanent secretary, Ugandan Ministry of Health: "In this particular case, we must make sure that even those who are coming for care, although we don't turn them away, but we must create a designated place. We do not really bring them into the country, because there is a potential of importation -- for the meantime over the time, we are having an outbreak." FILE: Uganda - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 8. Various of medical workers working Storyline Uganda appealed to the international community for funds to contain the Ebola virus at a meeting on Friday in the capital city of Kampala. Three new cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in Uganda, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to five in the country, said Uganda's Ministry of Health on Saturday. These are the first locally detected Ebola cases recorded in Uganda since an outbreak began in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Health officials and disease experts meeting in Kampala say the next three months will be critical to containing the Ebola virus and preventing cross-border transmission. A significant amount of funds is needed to support surveillance, lab testing, case management, and border preparedness in high-risk areas. Meanwhile, the Africa Center for Disease Control is now accelerating efforts to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain. "We need by the end of this year to say that for Bundibugyo we have a vaccine, we have medicine. There is no choice. We don't want to see another outbreak, and we are asking ourselves how can we contain that," said Jean Kaseya, director general of Africa Centres for Disease Control. Officials are calling for closer coordination, not just inside the DRC, but across border communities most at risk. "What is happening in Ituri can happen anywhere, provided we relax as a global community. Therefore, the earlier we move and work together in the DRC and also at the border districts of Uganda, the better for us," said Diana Atwine, permanent secretary of the Ugandan Ministry of Health. Uganda is also seeking support to set up a dedicated facility near the DRC border for people crossing over seeking treatment, an effort aimed at reducing the risk of importing cases. "In this particular case, we must make sure that even those who are coming for care, although we don't turn them away, but we must create a designated place. We do not really bring them into the country, because there is a potential of importation -- for the meantime over the time, we are having an outbreak," said Atwine. Experts say the focus must continue to be on stopping the outbreak at its source in eastern DRC and putting preventative measures in place to keep it from spreading further across the region.