I-Ebola ifumana ingqalelo e-Uganda ngelixa ukhenketho luhlala lukhuselekile. Lo ngumyalezo onzima onokuthi uthengise, kodwa abasemagunyeni bahleli elubala ekuhlaziyeni imeko.

UMphathiswa wezeMpilo ungathanda ukuhlaziya uluntu ukuba i-Uganda sele ibhalise iimeko ezi-3 eziqinisekisiweyo ze-Ebola. Ezimbini kwezi ziye zadlula. Oyena mva nje ngumakhulu oneminyaka emi-5 ubudala wetyala le-Ebola ongasekhoyo owayesuka eDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nge-10 kaJuni ka-2019 kwaye wavavanywa ukuba une-Ebola kodwa wasweleka phezolo ngentsimbi yesi-4:00 emva kwemini. Uzakungcwatywa ngokukhuselekileyo kumangcwaba oluntu namhlanje kwisithili saseKasese.

Amaqela avela kwiSebe lezeMpilo, uMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi (i-WHO) e-Uganda kunye neZiko loLawulo lweZifo (CDC) ekhokelwa nguMphathiswa wezeMpilo, uMhlonishwa. UGqr. Jane Ruth Aceng uye eBwera izolo, umhla we-12 kweyeSilimela ka-2019 kwaye wajoyina iQela eliSebenzayo leSithili elichotshelwe nguMkomishinala weSithili sakwaSesese. Kule ntlanganiso, kuye kwaxoxwa ngengxelo yemeko kwaza kwabekwa ezinye izicwangciso malunga nendlela yokuphucula ukuhlolwa kwiindawo zokungena ezibandakanya iindawo zokungena ezingekho semthethweni. Inkxaso yemali kwisithili nayo yaxoxwa kwaye intlanganiso yagqiba ekubeni isithili masilungise ngokukhawuleza isicwangciso somsebenzi esiquka uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali size singeniswe kuMphathiswa wezeMpilo ukuze siqwalaselwe ngokukhawuleza. Amaqabane amaninzi abezimase intlanganiso aphinde aqinisekisa ukuzinikela kwawo ekuxhaseni isithili.

Malunga nentsimbi yesi-3:00 emva kwemini, amaqela oMphathiswa wezeMpilo e-DRC ekhokelwa nguGqr. Beza eUganda ngokumenywa nguMphathiswa wezeMpilo waseUganda. Injongo yesimemo sabo yayikukungqinelanisa iimbono malunga nendlela yokuqinisa ngakumbi ukuhlolwa kwiindawo zemida, ukwabelana ngokukhawuleza ngolwazi kunye nokuqukumbela ukusayinwa kweSivumelwano sokuQonda kunye ne-DRC esikwabandakanya ukuhamba kwemida yezigulane. Kwasonjululwa ukuba zonke iindawo zokungeno ezingekho semthethweni ziya kuqhutywa kumacala omabini ase-Uganda nase-DRC kunye nolwazi ngaso nasiphi na isiganeko esingaqhelekanga kwabelwane ngaso ngokukhawuleza. Ukusayinwa kweMemorandam yokuQondana kuya kwenziwa kwiiveki ezimbini.

Ngexesha lentlanganiso, amaqela avela e-DRC acele ithuba lokuba i-Uganda yamkele ukubuyiswa kwabantu baseCongo abaye baqinisekisa iimeko ze-Ebola kwaye babelawulwa kwi-Bwera ETU. Iqela lase-DRC lenze isindululo sokuba kubuyiselwe ekhaya abaguli abathandathu (6) be-Ebola babuyele e-DRC ukuze bakwazi ukufikelela kumayeza onyango akhoyo e-DRC kwaye bafumane inkxaso yeentsapho kunye nentuthuzelo njengoko babenezinye izalamane ezi-6 ezazishiyeke ngasemva e-DRC kwaye Aba-5 kubo baye baqinisekiswa ukuba bane-Ebola.

Ukubuyiselwa ekhaya kuxhomekeke ekubeni izigulane kunye nezalamane zabo zinike imvume enolwazi kwaye zivume ukuya e-DRC ngelixa abo bangavumanga ukuvuma baya kugcinwa kwaye balawulwe e-Uganda.

Izigulane ezi-5 ekulindeleke ukuba zibuyiselwe ekhaya ziquka; ityala elinye eliqinisekisiweyo; umntakwabo wetyala lesalathiso somfi kunye namatyala ama-4 arhanelwayo athi; Umama wesalathiso somfi, usana lwakhe oluneenyanga ezi-6 ubudala, isicakakazi sabo kunye notata wesalathiso somfi ongummi waseUganda.

Namhlanje, ngomhla we-13 kweyeSilimela, ngo-2019 ngentsimbi ye-10:00 kusasa, iqela lase-DRC libuyise ngempumelelo abantu abahlanu. Ngala: umama wetyala lomfi, umntwana oneminyaka emi-3 uqinisekisile imeko ye-Ebola, usana lwakhe oluneenyanga ezi-6 ubudala kunye nesicakakazi. Utata wesalathiso somfi nongowaseUganda naye wavuma ukubuyiselwa ekhaya nosapho lwakhe. Bonke abantu abathandathu abangene e-Uganda besuka e-DRC babalwe ngoku.

Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, akukho tyala liqinisekisiweyo le-Ebola eUganda. Nangona kunjalo, iimeko ezi-3 ezikrokrelwayo ezingahambelani necala lesalathiso somfi zihlala zodwa kwiSibhedlele saseBwera kwiCandelo loNyango lwe-Ebola. Iisampuli zegazi labo zithunyelwe kwi-Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) kwaye iziphumo zisalindile.

I-Uganda ihlala kwimodi yokuphendula i-Ebola ukulandelela abafowunelwa be-27 becala lokufa kunye neemeko ezi-3 ezikrokrelwayo.

Amaqela asuka kwiSebe lezeMpilo, e-DRC anikezele ngeedosi ezingama-400 ze-'Ebola-rVSV' ukuze kuxhaswe i-Uganda iqalise ugonyo lweringi lwabafowunelwa kumatyala aqinisekisiweyo kunye nempilo engagonywanga ngaphambili kunye nabanye abasebenzi. Ugonyo luya kuqalisa ngoLwesihlanu, umhla we-14 kweyeSilimela 2019. Ngaphezu koko, i-WHO Uganda kunye ne-WHO Geneva sele zibhabhele kwiidosi ezingaphezulu ezingama-4,000 zesitofu sokugonya ukunyusa umsebenzi wokugonya.

Iqela lase-Uganda elikhokelwa nguMphathiswa wezeMpilo likwabambe intlanganiso kunye nobunkokeli boBukumkani baseRwenzururu (Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu) njengoko beceba ukungcwaba uKumkanikazi ongasekhoyo uMama kaKumkani waseRwenzururu kwaye bavumelana ngokulandelayo:

UMphathiswa wezeMpilo uza kubonelela ngezikhokelo zokusetyenziswa buBukumkani, ngomso ngoLwesihlanu we-14 kaJuni 2019 ethathela ingqalelo ukuqhambuka kwe-Ebola ngoku kunye nokubaluleka kothintelo losulelo kunye nokuthintela ukunciphisa ukusasazeka kwe-Ebola.
Bonke abaphathi boBukumkani, amalungu ekomiti yoQuquzelelo, kunye nabo bonke abahlali beBhotwe baya kwaziswa nge-Ebola ngaphambi kokungcwatywa kukaKumkanikazi uMama ongasekhoyo ukuze baxhobise ngolwazi kwaye bakhuthaze ukuba basasazeke kubo bonke uBukumkani.
Amaqela ohlolo aya kuxhasa amalungiselelo okungcwatywa kukaKumkanikazi ongasekhoyo kunye neenkqubo zokuqinisekisa umngcipheko omncinci wokusasazeka kosulelo.

UMphathiswa wezeMpilo ungathanda ukuqinisekisa abakhenkethi bamazwe ngamazwe ukuba i-Uganda ikhuselekile kwaye zonke iipaki zethu zelizwe kunye neendawo zabakhenkethi zihlala zivulekile kwaye zifikeleleka eluntwini.

Sibongoza uluntu kunye nabantu abakhohlakeleyo ukuba bayeke ukusasaza amarhe obuxoki malunga nokuqhambuka kwe-Ebola ngokubanzi nakwimithombo yeendaba zentlalo. Uqhambuko LWENENE kwaye sibongoza bonke abahlali baseUganda ukuba bahlale bephaphile kwaye baxele naziphi na iimeko ezikrokrelekayo kwiziko lezempilo elikufutshane okanye batsalele umnxeba kwinombolo yethu yasimahla 0800-203-033 okanye 0800-100-066

I-Ofisi yoMphathiswa wezeMpilo ibulela onke amahlakani ayo ngenkxaso yawo engagungqiyo kwinqanaba lokulungela kunye nokuzinikela kwabo kwinqanaba lokuphendula ngoku.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

The DRC team proposed to repatriate six (6) Ebola patients back to DRC to enable them access medicines for therapeutic treatment which are available in the DRC as well as receive family support and comfort since they had 6 other relatives who had remained behind in DRC and 5 of whom had also been confirmed positive for Ebola.
The purpose of their invitation was to harmonize ideas on how to further strengthen screening at the border points, prompt sharing of information and conclude the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with DRC that also includes cross border movements of patients.
Ukubuyiselwa ekhaya kuxhomekeke ekubeni izigulane kunye nezalamane zabo zinike imvume enolwazi kwaye zivume ukuya e-DRC ngelixa abo bangavumanga ukuvuma baya kugcinwa kwaye balawulwe e-Uganda.