KENYA SETS UP FOUR EBOLA TESTING LABS AS GOVERNMENT HEIGHTENS PREPAREDNESS

The Kenyan government has intensified Ebola preparedness measures by establishing four local testing laboratories to handle suspected cases amid outbreaks reported in neighboring countries. Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni says the country is now better equipped to manage Ebola threats compared to the Covid-19 period, with testing now available locally at: • National Public Health Laboratory • KEMRI Nairobi • KEMRI Kisumu • Mobile laboratories in high-risk areas