Kenya will require at least 8,280,000 surgical masks, 4,140,000 N-95 masks and 46,000 health personnel in the next three months to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
In a memorandum presented to the Senate Adhoc Committee on the frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union (KMPDU) wants the issue of personal protective equipment for the frontline healthcare workers resolved urgently.