After outbreak of Ebola in Uganda now Kenya on high alert ,Medical staff of an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in DR Congo. Health minister urges officials to initiate prevention, preparedness and response measures especially at border points.
Medical staff of an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in DR Congo. Health minister urges officials to initiate prevention, preparedness and response measures especially at border points. Kenya’s Ministry of Health has urged all counties to screen all truck drivers, bush meat handlers, health care workers and travellers for the Ebola virus, after Uganda reported an outbreak of the disease. In a statement on Wednesday, Kenya on high alert , counties have also been urged to sensitise the community and the health care workers to be able to identify cases of Ebola infection, and also sensitise all stakeholders on prevention measures, and case and sample management. “Mobilise all the relevant stakeholders to initiate prevention, preparedness and response measures,”
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said. Given that Kenya and Uganda shares several land and water border crossing points and many porous borders, there is need for Kenyans to remain vigilant and report any suspected case, he added. Kenya on high alert , “We are closely monitoring movement across the border and especially those coming from the neighbouring countries and we are calling upon the counties to put the necessary measures and start screening,” Mr Kagwe said. “Uganda has reported Ebola outbreaks in the past largely influenced by Democratic Republic of Congo outbreaks. It is important to note that there is substantial human traffic between Uganda and Kenya for trade and other socioeconomic activities.”
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