East African Countries to Improve Cross Border Health Care

Kampala — The East African Community heads of state Thursday resolved to expand access to specialized health care and cross border health services in the region to preserve the region's human capital base.

The leaders also agreed to strengthen the network of medical reference laboratories and the regional rapid response mechanism to protect the region from health security threats including pandemics, bio-terrorism and common agents. This they said, would ensure sustainable socioeconomic development.

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