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US gives Uganda 5,000 Mpox test kits

US gives Uganda 5,000 Mpox test kits

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-11-01 16:41:45

The United States government through its public health agency, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has given Uganda 5,000 laboratory test kits to support Mpox diagnosis as cases continue to rise.

In a statement by the U.S. Mission in Uganda, U.S. Ambassador William W. Popp, handed over the kits and other relevant consumables worth $265,000 (about Shs970 million) to the Ministry of Health today.

“It is not enough to have skilled personnel; it is important to empower them with the tools to work—the test kits/consumables that we are handing over today are part of…

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