Afya House must be at centre of providing direction in health matters

A recent health survey commissioned by the Standard Group indicates high awareness levels about the deadly Ebola virus. It demonstrates that approximately 81 per cent of Kenyans know Ebola is a dangerous disease that has caused numerous deaths in West Africa. This is indeed welcome because it indicates that a campaign by the Ministry of Health to create awareness is gaining traction.

No doubt the Ministry has come out looking more professional after it mishandled the controversy over the tetanus vaccine stoked by the Catholic Church. This month, the church kicked up a storm when it claimed that the vaccine was secretly being used to sterlise women.