Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, visited Uganda on June 8, 2026, and praised Uganda’s response to the Ebola outbreak originating in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. He described Uganda’s response as prompt and capable, with strong preparedness and coordination within the national health system, according to ugbulletin.co.ug. He also noted that Uganda’s health authorities had moved quickly to activate surveillance systems, strengthen screening at points of entry, and reinforce case management capacity across affected regions, as reported by ugbulletin.co.ug. Screening at border posts, especially along the Uganda–DRC frontier, has been central in identifying suspected cases early and preventing wider community spread, according to ugbulletin.co.ug. Uganda has logged just a few cases of Ebola, mainly imported, according to dw.

President Museveni assured the WHO of Uganda’s continued preparedness to contain the outbreak and called for stronger regional collaboration to prevent further spread, according to allafrica. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for Uganda to reopen the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to aljazeera.