Counties on high alert after Ebola confirmation Sector stakeholders warn that uncoordinated health checks could increase transport turnaround times. Health Just now
Officials said health workers have been placed on heightened alert at Port Reitz Sub-County Hospital, where arrangements have been made to handle suspected cases before infections can spread through one of Africa’s busiest transport networks.
Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation The hospital’s chief executive officer, Dr Philip Kirwa, said the facility had equipped its World Bank-funded isolation unit to handle up to 24 suspected Ebola cases.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May, citing the potential for international spread.
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