Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- In response to the confirmed outbreak of Sudan virus disease, a strain of the Ebola virus, in Uganda, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has allocated $1 million to support the country's efforts in combating the outbreak.

In a statement issued on Thursday, WHO said the disease was detected in a nurse from Mulago National Referral Hospital in the capital, Kampala.

WHO said the $1 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies will help "accelerate early action and is readying medical supplies" to deliver to Uganda from its Emergency Response Hub in Nairobi.

The global health body said it is mobilising efforts to support the national health authorities in containing and ending the outbreak.

WHO said it is deployi...