By Anthony Bugembe and Stephen Candia SCREENING and surveillance at Entebbe International Airport and the border post of Malaba have been beefed up following the confirmation of a swine flu case in neighbouring Kenya. “We cannot close the border or airport but we are now stricter. We have sent more teams to Entebbe airport and eastern Uganda to help train health workers, screen and monitor,” said Sam Okware, the chairperson of the swine flu task force. “We have put all the districts on alert. We are also ensuring that surveillance teams are on the ground, sensitising the population and screening travellers. Travellers have been cooperative because it is for their own good.” As part of the preparations, the health ministry has trained 91 facilitators from 21 vulnerable districts on how to handle swine flu cases. Most of these... [read full story]
