乌干达呼吁非洲联盟考虑部署其待命维和和人道主义部队，以帮助遏制已在刚果民主共和国造成近5000人死亡的埃博拉疫情。
Uganda has called on the African Union to consider deploying its standby peacekeeping and humanitarian force to help contain an Ebola outbreak that has killed nearly 5,000 people in DR Congo.
这一呼吁是在来自45个非洲国家的卫生官员举行的会议上提出的，会议旨在协调全非洲范围内的疫情应对。该疫情已在刚果民主共和国感染超过10000人，并现已蔓延至肯尼亚和尼日利亚。
The call was made at a meeting of health officials from 45 African countries who came together to coordinate a continent-wide response to the outbreak, which has infected more than 10,000 people in DR Congo and now spread to Kenya and Nigeria.
乌干达卫生部长周三在峰会上表示，非盟人员可提供医疗和后勤支持，并帮助缓解卫生工作者短缺问题。他呼吁领导人召开紧急会议，决定资金和部署事宜。
Uganda’s health minister told the summit on Wednesday that AU personnel could provide medical and logistical support, and help ease a shortage of health workers. He called on leaders to hold an emergency meeting to decide on financing and deployment.
官员们同意加强跨境监测、共享信息并保持边境开放。病毒现已在非洲中部、东部和西部地区出现病例，传播范围超过了以往任何一次埃博拉疫情。
Officials agreed to strengthen cross-border surveillance, share information, and keep borders open. The virus has now spread further across Africa than any previous Ebola outbreak, with cases in the continent’s central, eastern, and western regions.