East African Community

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organization that brings together six East African countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. As a regional bloc, the EAC plays a key role in coordinating responses to regional health crises, including the recent Ebola outbreak. The EAC has been working to enhance regional preparedness and response to the outbreak, in line with its mandate to promote economic, political, and social integration among its member states.