Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Uganda’s Health Ministry has started a vaccine trial against Ebola Sudan virus
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), shared a post on LinkedIn:
“With the World Health Organization’s support, Uganda’s Health Ministry has started a vaccine trial against Ebola Sudan virus today. The trial will enroll contacts of people with the disease, and contacts of the contacts.
This vaccination trial was initiated with record speed, only three days since the outbreak was declared, while ensuring full compliance with international and national regulatory and ethical requirements. It is also the first trial to assess the clinical efficacy of a vaccine against Ebola Sudan virus disease.
This trial demonstrates the importance of investing in RandD for vaccines and treatments and outbreak response preparedness, as well as partnerships.
We thank Makerere University and UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program for their leadership, as well as Africa CDC, CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations), EU HERA and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for their collaboration on this lifesaving effort.
WHO will continue supporting the government in a comprehensive response to bring the outbreak under control.”
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