Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: Ebola Outbreak

Baroness Hussein-Ece Excerpts

Thursday 21st May 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)]

I agree with that, and we are working closely with the WHO. On vaccine development, no vaccine is currently able to be deployed against this particular strain, but work is going on at speed to examine the utilisation of vaccines that have already been developed and tested, and whether they may be effective against this strain. The noble Lord will also understand the complexity and difficulty of distributing and administering vaccine in this context.

[Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD)]

My Lords, will the Government play a central role as they did in 2014-15 in Sierra Leone, which helped to ensure that a disease already spreading internationally was checked in its tracks, saving many lives in west Africa and worldwide?