Three trial Ebola vaccinations will arrive in Uganda the next week, according to a statement made on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The declaration was made at the G20 summit in Indonesia.
“I’m happy to report that the WHO panel of outside experts has examined three potential vaccinations and has decided that all three should be used in the study that will be conducted in Uganda. The recommendation of the committee has been consented to and accepted by WHO and the ministry of health of Uganda. We anticipate sending Uganda’s first supply of vaccines next week “said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO.
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An Ebola outbreak in Uganda was declared in late September. Since then, Ebola claimed at least 55 deaths.
“We hope – I dearly hope – that this epidemic goes away. And this epidemic is controllable without vaccines, it’s clear that we can get containment without vaccines. But it’s also clear from the Congo experience that you can get to control much quicker using effective vaccines and that’s where the answers we need to get”, said Michael Ryan, WHO health emergencies director.
Two of the three trial vaccines were developed in the UK, the third trial vaccine comes from the US.
