Kenya and United States in talks on Ebola preparedness collaboration

Health CS Aden Duale has confirmed that Kenya is in talks with the United States government on collaboration of preparedness and response mechanisms for the Ebola virus disease. This comes hours after reports emerged of plans by the Trump administration to set up a quarantine and treatment facility in Kenya for US citizens. On Wednesday, KEMRI announced boosting the current infrastructure on tracing and testing for the Ebola virus, with neighbouring Uganda announcing the temporary closure of its border with DRC in order to tame the spread of the deadly virus.