Health workers in this outbreak now have the benefit of an experimental but effective Ebola vaccine that is being widely used, with more than 130,000 doses distributed. Uganda has vaccinated nearly 4,700 health workers, with more vaccinations set to begin Saturday.
Still, corruption is rampant, and many local people are scornful of government officials seen as out of touch.
As Bwera Hospital tried to arrange a safe burial Thursday for one of Uganda's first Ebola victims, officials quickly realized there was no vehicle. The burial took place hours later and in darkness , which some residents called a sign of the government's shortcomings.
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"This should have been done by the health office, the district health office," said Moses Mugisa, clerk of the border town of Mpondwe-Lhubiriha, who eventually found transport for the corpse.
In addition, he said, voluntary health teams screening for Ebola on the border have gone unpaid for about four months. He criticized the decision of government officials from Kampala, the capital, to visit only briefly after Uganda's first Ebola case was announced. "We have a lot of work to do," he said. (VOA)