Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Health & Medicine

Aldai MP urges govt to urgently trace passengers who flew with Ebola patient

Aldai Member of Parliament (MP) Marianne Kitany has urged the government to urgently identify and monitor passengers and crew members who shared a flight with Kenya’s first imported Ebola patient, warning that delays in contact tracing could increase the risk of further exposure. Speaking in an interview on a local TV station on Thursday, October […]

We haven't written up this one. People Daily Kenya has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at peopledaily.digital →

More in Health & Medicine

Rwanda: Sickle Cell - Why Some Patients Are Diagnosed After Serious Complications

[New Times] When Isimbi's son was five months old, she began noticing signs that something was wrong. He cried excessively, developed fevers and blood infections, and often appeared to be in severe…

  • Isimbi noticed signs of illness in her five-month-old son at age five months.
  • Isimbi and her husband were unaware they were carriers of the sickle cell gene.
  • Earlier diagnosis can significantly improve patient's quality of life and reduce complications.

More from Thursday 8 October →