By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Capital FM
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has pledged $1.5 million to support the fight against Ebola in Kenya. The assistance was announced after a meeting in Nairobi between Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale and the agency’s director-general, Jean Kaseya, according to Capital FM.
Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale says the country could be declared free of Ebola after 42 days without a new case, in line with the period set by the World Health Organization. He says 551 people tested in 48 hours were negative and two Kenyans have died of the disease, according to his appearance on Citizen TV.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen ·
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says no Ebola case is currently confirmed in Nigeria and 54 contacts remain under surveillance. Its director-general, Jide Idris, said monitoring must continue after the infected patient left for Switzerland; her case was confirmed on 20 October, Vanguard reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
Kenya has released its first 20 contacts placed under surveillance after exposure to Ebola, all having remained healthy for 21 days. Ninety-eight others remain in quarantine, while the total remains nine confirmed cases, including two deaths, according to Director-General of Health Patrick Amoth.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Capital FM ·
Nigeria’s Sokoto State has put its epidemiologists on alert and stepped up surveillance and health centre preparedness in response to the risk of Ebola. Health Commissioner Faruk Umar Abubakar Wurno says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control classifies the state as low-risk, Punch reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Kenyan commission calls for urgent aid for 40,000 Ethiopian refugees in MoyaleThe Kenya National Commission on Human Rights is calling for urgent humanitarian aid in Moyale, where around 40,000 Ethiopians have fled unrest, according to reported figures. The influx is placing growing pressure on access to food, water, shelter and healthcare, the commission warns.
Gatumba has been without drinking water for a year as cholera cases reportedIn Mahotera, in Gatumba district, Burundi, taps have been dry for more than a year following floods on Lake Tanganyika, forcing residents to use underground water of uncertain quality. Cases of cholera have been reported and a jerrycan of drinking water costs 2,000 BIF, Iwacu reports.The week in Africa
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