Kampala’s health authorities have confirmed that a patient has died – a nurse who had asked for treatment in various other medical establishments after developing fever symptoms.
In response to the epidemic of hemorrhagic fever often fatal and infectious which is transmitted by contact with fluids and bodily tissues, which mobilizes efforts to support the national health authorities containing it quickly and ending the epidemic.
Public health experts and OMS office staff are deployed to support measures to response to the key epidemic.
In addition, which has allocated $ 1 million from its emergency emergency fund to accelerate early action. Medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, is being prepared for the delivery of the WHO, the emergency intervention center in Nairobi.
Breed to develop a vaccine
Although there are no vaccines authorized for Sudan virus disease, which coordinates with developers to deploy candidate vaccines once all the necessary approvals are obtained.
Regarding the deceased man, no other health worker or patient has shown symptoms, said who.
A total of 45 contacts, including health workers and family members, are under close surveillance. The identification of the case in a densely populated urban area requires a quick and intense response, the agency said.
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, praised the rapid declaration of the epidemic saying that the agency argued the government and the partners “to increase the measures to quickly identify cases, isolate and lavish care, slow down the propagation of the virus and protect the population.
“The robust expertise of Uganda in the response to public health emergencies will be crucial to put an end to this epidemic effectively.”
There were eight anterior epidemics of Sudan Ebola virus disease, with five in Uganda and three in Sudan. Uganda reported an epidemic for the last time in 2022.
The head of the United Nations launches $ 500 million in world appeal
The United Nations Human Rights Head launched a financing call of $ 500 million for 2025 on Thursday to deal with a multitude of crises threatening to reverse decades of progress.
The appeal aims to support critical human rights efforts, in particular integration rights, advisory services and technical cooperation, alongside the Office of Human Rights Office United, Ohchr.
This will also stimulate special trust funds, such as those who support victims of torture, indigenous peoples or those affected by slavery.
Launch of the call in Geneva, the head of the United Nations Volker Türk, reiterated the importance of these efforts: “During conflicts and in peacetime; in developing countries and advanced economies; Historical grievances with emerging risks – my office holds the line for humanity.
Low cost and high impact
“Human rights are a low -cost and high impact investment to mobilize people for peace, security and sustainable development; And to build social cohesion according to the contributions of each individual, ”he added.
The call is added to the regular ochch budget of $ 238.5 million as part of the UN overall budget which was approved in late December 2024. This amount is not enough to cover all its work compulsory and the requests for help it receives.
Mr. Türk underlined the need to ensure that the OHCHS has sufficient resources to carry out its vital work.
“I am very concerned about the fact that if we do not reach our financing goals in 2025, people who should otherwise be free, can stay in prison,” he said.
“Women and girls can lose opportunities, ignored by the world. Violations and abuses can become undocumented, which leads to a lack of responsibility and increased impunity. And human rights defenders can lose the little protection they have, “he warned.
Independent rights experts urge Thailand to end prosecution by Lèse Majeste
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts condemned the continuous use of laws by Thailand of the laws of lese majesty to imprison militants and human rights defenders, calling for abrogation or a significant revision of the country’s penal code.
In a press release Thursday, experts – who are mandated and appointed by the Geneva -based human rights council – warned that article 112 of the Thailand penal code, which punishes the criticism of the monarchy with until ‘At 15 years in prison, violates the international man standards of rights.
Rules of freedom of expression
“Under international law, individuals have the right to criticize civil servants, including a king, and peacefully defend the reform of any public institution, including the monarchy,” said experts.
They described the law as “hard and vague”, stressing that it grants excessive discretion to the authorities and the courts, leading to abusive improper use.
Since 2020, more than 270 people have been prosecuted under article 112, many of which receiving long consecutive penalties.
“The laws of lese majesty have no place in a democratic country,” said the experts, warning that their use stifles political expression and silenced activists, journalists and opposition members.
They urged the Thai government to modify the country’s penal code to align themselves with international human rights laws and have called for an immediate moratorium on prosecution and imprisonment under the laws of lese majesty.
