Tough burial regulations for Ebola victims
Health CS Duale has presented strict new public health regulations to Parliament.
Clothes are placed on a cross at a fresh grave at the Ceca-20 cemetery, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Mungwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 14, 2026.
You will not be allowed to repatriate the body of your loved one who has died of Ebola outside the country for burial if Parliament approves the new Public Health (Ebola Disease) Rules, 2026, currently before the House.
The new rules presented by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, if passed by Parliament, will facilitate timely and appropriate public health measures to prevent and control the transmission of Ebola.
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