MoH Sets Up Ebola Isolation Centres, Confirms U.S. Partnership in Laikipia Facility
This comes amid concerns over the Laikipia facility and just days after Ruto directed the formation of a national Ebola response coordinating committee...
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Kenya's Ministry of Health (MoH) has established dedicated Ebola isolation and treatment facilities nationwide as a measure against the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- Specialised units are set up at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya National Police Hospital, and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, among other sites.
- The Kenyan government is partnering with the United States Government to establish a new facility at a military installation in Laikipia, despite a recent court ruling.
- The U.S. partnership will also bolster disease surveillance, diagnostics, emergency preparedness, and rapid response efforts.
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