FILE PHOTO: Health workers stand at a non-gazetted crossing point in the Mirami village, near the Mpondwe border check point between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo credit ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images)
Tanzanian health authorities have inspected Ebola screening on its border with Uganda, a statement by the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
The inspection of the Ebola virus screening on Friday at the Tanzania-Uganda's Mutukula border was witnessed by a team of health experts led by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Zainabu Chaula, said the statement.
The statement said the health experts were joined by officials in the President's Office responsible for Regional Administration and Local Government.
Chaula's inspection was aimed at assessing if the government officials tasked with the screening of the Ebola virus were effectively implementing the outlined preventive measures in controlling epidemic diseases from spreading into the country, said the statement.
The statement added that Chaula was satisfied with the screening exercise and lauded the health officials for their commitment and hard work.
Tanzania is on high alert since August 2018 when the outbreak of the disease was first reported in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and a few reported cases in Uganda.