INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Join us for the second emergency briefing to provide status update on the Ebola Disease (Bundibugyo virus) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Uganda. Africa CDC Director General, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, will share the latest insights and urgent actions being taken to combat this outbreak.
The session will convene following the DG’s high-level engagements with H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, and a subsequent strategic meeting with the Ministers of Health of DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, as well as his visit to the epicenter in Bunia.
WHEN: Saturday, 23rd May 2026
TIME: 15:00hrs – 16:00hrs | East Africa Time (GMT +3)
14:00hrs – 15:00hrs | Southern Africa Time (GMT+2)
13:00hrs – 14:00hrs | Central African Countries (GMT+1)
12:00hrs – 13:00hrs | West African Countries (GMT)
WHERE: Virtually, via zoom link below:
https://africacdc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mQMtaGO_Q0-Pwkfw-W92dQ
HOST: H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa CDC
SPEAKERS:
Hon. Dr. Roger Samuel Kamba — Minister of Public Health, Hygiene,
Social Welfare, DRC
Dr. Diana Atwine — Permanent Secretary of the Minister of Health, Uganda
Hon. Luke Thompson Thoan — Minister of Health, Republic of South Sudan
MODERATOR: Prof. Yap Boum II, Head of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR), Africa CDC
LANGUAGES: The briefing will be available in English and French through interpretation.
Media Q&A: Journalists may submit questions to Africa CDC during the briefing by sending their full name and the name of their media organization to the chart and Q&A section. Journalists can also ask questions live via the zoom platform by raising their hands to be recognized.
You can also follow the briefing via livestream on all Africa CDC platforms.
Media inquiries:
Please send all media inquiries to | Email: Communications@africacdc.org
About Africa CDC
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Media Contacts:
Directorate of Communication & Public Information | Communications@africacdc.org, KolyS@africacdc.org
