Wessam Mankoula
Dr. Wessam Mankoula is a medical epidemiologist with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), known for his expertise in managing and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. He recently gained attention for his comments on the severe Ebola outbreak in Eastern Congo and Uganda, which has seen a dramatic increase in cases and fatalities, highlighting the challenges of contact tracing and the urgent need for resources to combat the crisis.
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United Kingdom:
Dr Wessam Mankoula, acting head of emergency preparedness and response at Africa CDC, outlined plans for active case search in the DRC.
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Switzerland:
Wessam Mankoula from the African Centre for Disease Control highlighted the rapid growth of the current Ebola outbreak.
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Slovenia:
Wessam Mankoula is the head of emergency preparedness and response at the Africa CDC.
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Kenya:
Dr. Wessam Mankoula is the Acting Manager of Incident Management Support at Africa CDC and emphasized the importance of symptom-based screening for Ebola.
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Jamaica:
Dr Wessam Mankoula is a medical epidemiologist at Africa CDC who provided insights on the Ebola outbreak.
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