The World Health Organization and Ugandan Ministry of Health, have begun vaccinating frontline health workers in the country against Ebola. The exercise, which began on Tuesday, is centred around five high-risk districts of Uganda that border the neighbouring Democratic of Congo.<br />''  <br />'' No cases of Ebola have so far been reported in Uganda, but the authorities are taking precautionary measures to avoid fatal consequences of previous outbreaks, which saw health workers contract the disease and die as they cared for patients.<br />''  <br />'' WHO Representative in Uganda referred to the vaccination as a huge step in mitigating the risk of Ebola among healthcare workers and assured them that it would provide effective protection.<br />'' <br />