PS Muthoni says Kenya is 81% ready for Ebola as 450,000 travellers screened
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has raised Kenya’s preparedness level against Ebola to 81 per cent as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to battle an outbreak of the deadly disease. Principal Secretary for the State Department of Public Health, Mary Muthoni, said Kenya has not recorded a confirmed Ebola case but remains on […]
Kenya's Ministry of Health has raised the country's preparedness level against Ebola to 81 percent, as the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to battle an outbreak of the deadly disease. Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni stated that Kenya has not recorded a confirmed Ebola case but remains on high alert due to its extensive travel and transport links with countries in East and Central Africa.
The country has intensified screening at its main points of entry, with more than 450,000 inbound travellers already screened, and has expanded its laboratory capacity to support rapid testing of suspected Ebola cases.
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