Support Community-Led Ebola Containment in Uganda

Dear donor,

Thank you for making accurate information sharing about Ebola possible.

As Uganda's Ebola response enters a more intensive phase with 20 confirmed cases, accurate public information remains one of the most powerful tools for protecting lives. Thanks to your continued partnership, community risk communication campaigns are expanding across affected districts and border communities to ensure families receive timely, reliable, and practical health information.

Community health volunteers are conducting household visits, organizing village dialogue meetings, and working with local leaders, teachers, religious leaders, and market associations to reinforce key Ebola prevention messages. Local radio broadcasts, public address systems, and community information sessions are helping reach remote populations with guidance on recognizing symptoms, reporting suspected illness early, practicing regular handwashing, and avoiding behaviors that increase transmission risk.

These communication efforts are also addressing rumors and misinformation that can discourage people from seeking medical care. As trust grows, more community members are engaging openly with health workers, asking questions, and participating in prevention activities.

The campaign is strengthening cooperation between communities and health authorities while encouraging shared responsibility for preventing further spread. Increased awareness is helping families make informed decisions that protect themselves and their neighbors.

Your support is ensuring that lifesaving information reaches those who need it most. Every conversation, community meeting, and awareness session contributes to stronger public confidence, earlier reporting of suspected cases, and a more resilient response capable of slowing the spread of Ebola across Uganda and its border communities.

Dear Donor,

With Uganda reporting 20 Ebola cases, effective coordination between health authorities, community organizations, and local leaders has become increasingly important. Thanks to your support, emergency response coordination continues to improve across districts bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, enabling faster decision-making and more effective deployment of resources.

Regular coordination meetings are bringing together district health officials, surveillance teams, community volunteers, humanitarian partners, and local leadership to review emerging risks, identify priority needs, and align response activities. This collaborative approach helps ensure that awareness campaigns, surveillance, contact tracing, and community support interventions complement one another rather than operate independently.

Improved communication between neighboring districts is also allowing response teams to share timely information on population movement, suspected alerts, and community concerns. This coordinated approach strengthens preparedness while reducing delays that could allow transmission to spread.

Communities are already benefiting from faster responses to alerts, better organized outreach activities, and improved collaboration between local authorities and frontline volunteers. The growing partnership between Uganda and neighboring border communities demonstrates the importance of regional cooperation in controlling infectious disease outbreaks.

Your generosity is helping build a coordinated response that reaches communities more efficiently and uses available resources more effectively. Every strengthened partnership contributes to faster action, better preparedness, and greater protection for families living in high-risk areas.