Ministry flags four active health emergencies The country is responding to Mpox, Ebola, measles, and polio outbreaks simultaneously Health 27 min ago

The ministry's overall assessment is that public health risk to Kenya remains low, but it flags Mpox community transmission as "ongoing" across 40 counties with low public risk perception; Ebola importation risk from the DRC outbreak as "moderate," citing cross-border trade, regional mobility and Kenya's role as a transport hub; measles resurgence risk as "elevated" given active transmission and immunity gaps in older age groups; and polio re-emergence risk as under "watch," citing refugee movement, low immunisation coverage and WASH gaps in Dadaab.

The Public Health Emergency Operations Centre has been fully activated, with county and sub-county coordination, enhanced active case-search surveillance, case management and infection-control measures in place, alongside continued community awareness campaigns on vaccination.

Kenya’s health authorities are currently responding to four active public health events, according to a situation briefing issued by the Ministry of Health’s Division of Disease Surveillance and Response and the Kenya National Public Health Institute.