Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) had the opportunity of receiving the World Health Organization (WHO) Deputy Director General, Dr. Mike Ryan. He is Director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme and WHO Deputy Director General.
He came to be briefed on our preparedness for the ongoing Ebola ring vaccination and to learn more about UVRI which he says has a long history of virus discovery and research. He met the Director of UVRI and the Director of the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Research Unit and met other senior scientists and administrators.
