By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
The Kenyan Red Cross is strengthening its teams’ preparedness in Nairobi after nine Ebola cases were recorded in the country, one of them fatal. The World Health Organisation considers the outbreak more complex since an imported case was detected in Nigeria, reports Africanews.
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25 OctEbola: Tomori warns about Nigerian hospitals’ preparednessLagos State is strengthening its Ebola preparedness after an imported case was confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Measures include upgrading an isolation centre, simulation exercises and laboratory testing within 24 hours, according to Health Commissioner Akin Abayomi.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has asked the World Health Organization for 10,000 doses of a vaccine against the Zaire strain, intended for 5,000 healthcare workers and frontline responders to the Bundibugyo outbreak. Director-General Patrick Amoth hopes for cross-protection, although its efficacy against this strain has not been established, Capital FM reports.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Capital FM ·
Kenya’s second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman, was buried under strict infection-prevention measures. Health teams adapted Muslim rites to safety requirements to limit transmission risks, according to the Kenya Red Cross cited by The Standard.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: The Standard ·
Kenya’s Health Ministry is seeking nine people who travelled abroad with the first Ebola patient, including four in Uganda and two in Thailand. Authorities maintain that the eight recorded cases are linked to the initial patient and have distributed protective equipment to 37 facilities, according to Stephen Muleshe.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen ·
Kenya Treasury targets 42.26bn shillings in road concessionsKenya’s National Treasury is considering toll concessions worth 42.26 billion shillings for two major bypasses in Nairobi and Mombasa. The contracts would cover these roads under private concessions, reports Business Daily, citing its correspondent Marion Sitawa.
Austria commits €3.2 million to tackle violence in UgandaAustria, the UN and the Ugandan government are launching a €3.2 million programme against gender-based violence in three northern sub-regions. The project, planned until February 2029, is to directly benefit about 830,000 people and strengthen healthcare, legal aid and psychosocial support, according to partnership officials.The week in Africa
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