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Tighten checks and raise Ebola awareness, medics tell ministry

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Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists' Union(KMPDU) National Chairman Abi Mwachi addresses the media on Ebola preparedness by the Kenyan doctors on October 1, 2022, in Nairobi. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Kenyan doctors have raised the red flag, saying the country is not adequately prepared to deal with Ebola.

Through the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), the medics said the health workforce is already stretched and can't handle an Ebola pandemic.

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