Isiko lase-Afrika elijongene no-Ebola ngokubulala i-Uganda Boy emva kokusasaza intsholongwane kwizalamane?

Iimfuno zenkcubeko yasekhaya inokuba sisizathu samatyala amathathu e-Ebola e-Uganda. Nangona le ndawo ingumda liziko lezothutho kwezokhenketho, iindwendwe azikho semngciphekweni wokuqhambuka kwe-Ebola ngokutsho kwamagosa ezokhenketho eUganda.

Amaxhoba amathathu aphakathi kosapho olunye olwalulandela imigaqo yesiko lakudala lendawo. Isiko lalapho lokuhlonela umfi ngokubachukumisa ngaphambi komngcwabo wabo sesona sizathu sokuba iUganda ilwe namatyala amathathu e-Ebola.

Inkwenkwana eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala yawela iUganda isuka eDRC ngoJuni 5 emva kokuya emngcwabeni katatomkhulu wakhe. Ngokwemithombo, utatomkhulu usweleke emva kokugula ngenxa ye-Ebola. Imithetho yenkcubeko kwamanye amazwe aseMpuma naseNtshona Afrika alindele ukuba abo bahlonipha ukuswelekelwa sisizalwane esisondeleyo basichukumise isidumbu ngaphambi kokungcwatywa. Inkwenkwana eyagula yaza kamva yasweleka yathinta isidumbu sikayisemkhulu kunye nomntakwabo nogogo wakhe ababeze emngcwabeni. Namhlanje kubhengezwe umntakwabo omncinci kunye nomakhulu wakhe bosulelekile kwaye inkwenkwana eneminyaka emi-9 isweleke namhlanje.

Amaxhoba e-Ebola asasazeka kanye emva kokufa- oko kuthetha ukuba iindlela zokungcwaba zaseAfrika, apho iintsapho zithinta imizimba, zinokusasaza esi sifo. Kwiintsalela zexhoba elingasekhoyo, i-Ebola iqhubeka iphila. Iinyembezi, amathe, umchamo, igazi — zonke ezi zinto zixinaniswe ngumthamo wentsholongwane obulalayo nowoyikisa ukuba buya kuba bubomi. Ulwelo olungaphandle komzimba (nasekufeni, luninzi) luyosulela kakhulu. Ngokwe-World Health Organisation, bahlala kunjalo kangangeentsuku ezintathu.

Ukusukela nge-12 kaJuni, iSebe lezeMpilo lase-Uganda liqinisekisile amatyala amathathu e-Ebola kwintshona ye-Uganda kufutshane nomda ne-Democratic Republic of the Congo. I-United States inentembelo eqinileyo kuburhulumente base-Uganda ekuphenduleni kuqhambuko kwintsebenziswano namaqabane. Urhulumente wase-US utyale imali eninzi kumalungiselelo e-Uganda okulawula i-Ebola ngoncedo lobuchwephesha kunye nezemali, kwaye sizakuqhubeka nokubonelela ngoncedo ukunqanda ukwanda kwesi sifo.

Ukufumana uhlaziyo ngale meko, siyakukhuthaza ukuba ulandele iSebe lezeMpilo laseUganda kunye noMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi Iingxelo zeemeko ze-Ebola.