Serikali ya Kenya yaimarisha hatua za dharura dhidi ya Ebola

Serikali ya Kenya imeimarisha maandalizi yake ya kukabiliana na mlipuko wa Ebola katika Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo na Uganda.

Waziri wa Afya Aden Duale alisema mfumo wa kitaifa wa usimamizi wa dharura umeanzishwa kupitia Taasisi ya Kitaifa ya Afya ya Umma. Vituo vya operesheni za afya ya umma viko katika hali ya tahadhari katika ngazi za kitaifa na kaunti.

Zaidi ya wasafiri 34,500 wamefanyiwa uchunguzi katika vituo vya kuingia nchini. Hii ni pamoja na abiria wa kimataifa 18,552 na madereva wa malori 2,514.

Maabara maalum za kupima Ebola zimeandaliwa katika KEMRI Kisumu, KEMRI Nairobi na Maabara ya Kitaifa ya Afya ya Umma. Serikali imeshirikiana na Uganda, DRC, WHO, Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki na CDC Africa.

Hakuna kisa cha Ebola kilichothibitishwa nchini Kenya. Kaunti kama Turkana na Busia zimeimarisha maandalizi yao katika mipaka na hospitali.

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KDF soldiers rescuing families from Nairobi floods, distributing aid amid heavy rain.
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President Ruto orders KDF to address Nairobi floods

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President William Ruto has ordered the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces and an emergency response team to speed up rescue and relief efforts after devastating floods that have caused deaths and displaced families in Nairobi. The National Police Service reports a death toll of 23, while the Kenya Meteorological Department warns of continued rains until March 9. The government has promised to release food reserves and cover medical bills for affected victims.

The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Kenya has responded by activating its emergency preparedness measures. The Bundibugyo strain has caused 80 deaths so far.

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The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. South African health officials say the risk of spread to the country remains low but stress the need for continued vigilance.

Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to strengthen coordination along the Moyale-Marsabit-Turkana corridor to address rising cross-border threats, as part of renewed efforts to operationalize their Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA). The agreement is expected to involve the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the Ethiopian National Defence Force in structured joint military operations to secure key assets and stabilize vulnerable border areas. The discussions occurred during high-level bilateral talks between Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya and Ethiopia's Minister of Defence, Engineer Aisha Mohamed Musa, on the sidelines of the 130th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa in Addis Ababa.

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Scientists from the UK and Kenya have identified a new bat coronavirus capable of binding to human cells. The study, published in Nature, highlights risks in Kenya, northern Tanzania, and eastern Sudan. No evidence of human infection has been found yet.

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