Editorial

The Uganda – Democratic Republic of the Congo cross-border collaboration for Bundibugyo Ebola response: A new model for African health security, sovereignty and solidarity

Henry K. Bosa, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Ingrid Ampeire, Atek Kagirita, Charles Olaro, Dieudonné Mwamba, Diana Atwine, Kasonde Mwinga, Christian Ngandu, Wessam Mankoula, Catherine A.H. Smallwood, Nebiyu Dereje, Marie-Roseline Belizaire, Yap Boum II, Mohamed Y. Janabi, Jean Kaseya, Chris Baryomunsi, Samuel R. Kamba
Journal of Public Health in Africa | Vol 17, No 1 | a2180 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jphia.v17i1.2180 | © 2026 Henry K. Bosa, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Ingrid Ampeire, Atek Kagirita, Charles Olaro, Dieudonné Mwamba, Diana Atwine, Kasonde Mwinga, Christian Ngandu, Wessam Mankoula, Catherine A.H. Smallwood, Nebiyu Dereje, Marie-Roseline Belizaire, Yap Boum II, Mohamed Y. | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 13 July 2026 | Published: 31 July 2026

About the author(s)

Henry K. Bosa, Ministry of Health of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Pierre Z. Akilimali, Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ingrid Ampeire, Ministry of Health of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Atek Kagirita, Ministry of Health of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Charles Olaro, Ministry of Health of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Dieudonné Mwamba, Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diana Atwine, Ministry of Health of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Kasonde Mwinga, Uganda Country Office, World Health Organization, Kampala, Uganda
Christian Ngandu, Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wessam Mankoula, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Catherine A.H. Smallwood, Uganda Country Office, World Health Organization, Kampala, Uganda
Nebiyu Dereje, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and, School of Public Health, Wachemo University, Hosainna, Ethiopia
Marie-Roseline Belizaire, World Health Organization Africa Region, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Yap Boum II, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mohamed Y. Janabi, World Health Organization Africa Region, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jean Kaseya, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Chris Baryomunsi, Ministry of Health of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Samuel R. Kamba, Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Keywords

Bundibugyo; Ebola; health security; health sovereignty; cross-border; Africa

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