{
  "id": 12549850,
  "title": "Counties to work with MoH to contain Ebola spread, equip isolation centres — CoG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/counties-to-work-with-moh-to-contain-ebola-spread-equip-isolation",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:42:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/counties-to-work-with-moh-to-contain-ebola-spread-equip-isolation-centres-cog/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kenya's county governments have pledged to collaborate with the Ministry of Health in managing the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), according to Council of Governors (CoG) vice chair Muthomi Njuki. This commitment follows the confirmation of the nation's first imported EVD case, which involved a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and later died from the virus. Njuki highlighted that counties would collaborate with the Ministry to ensure readiness at the county level, focusing on equipping isolation centers and enforcing essential public health protocols such as hygiene, infection prevention, and heightened vigilance among healthcare workers.\n\nThe county governments have emphasized the importance of strengthening public health measures to minimize the risk of Ebola transmission within communities. As of October 6, Kenya had screened 652,584 travellers and conducted tests on 267 samples at various laboratories, with only one sample testing positive for Ebola—the patient who passed away. No additional cases have been reported since, but the government has placed eight family members of the deceased under quarantine and 21 healthcare workers who interacted with the patient have also been quarantined.\n\nThe government has trained 4,971 healthcare workers across national and county levels on Ebola detection, prevention, and management. Kenya has designated several facilities, including Kenyatta National Hospital and county isolation centers, to manage suspected and confirmed cases. The existing capacity will be expanded as necessary based on the situation's evolution. Authorities urge Kenyans to remain vigilant, practice hand hygiene, and seek immediate medical attention if they exhibit Ebola symptoms, which include fever, severe headache, muscle pain, weakness, vomiting, diarrhoea, and unexplained bleeding.",
  "summary": "Njuki said county governments would support national efforts to prevent further transmission of Ebola by strengthening preparedness, equipping isolation centres and ensuring adherence to basic public health protocols.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}