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Ebola remains one of the world's deadliest viral diseases, but preparedness is the first line of defence. Are Kenya's health systems ready to detect, contain and respond to a potential outbreak? Join virologist Prof. Julius Oyugi as he unpacks the science behind the virus, alongside Peterson Wachira, a frontline clinician who helped manage Ebola cases in West Africa, as they separate fact from fear. Tonight at 10:00PM on KTN Prime with Ian Keitany. @ptason @uonbi

The other part is 'balls' @LinusKaikai

Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya

a week ago

Kaikai’s Kicker: Karua ban: Lessons from Chinedu #CitizenNewsGang @LinusKaikai

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As I join fellow Kenyans in commemoration of the lives lost during June 2024 finance bill demonstrations, I wish to thank the team of dedicated Clinical Officers who risked their lives to save lives led by @BonfaceMbaka @VBwanchete @WaguraWinfred among other gallant comrades. May your works of courage bring you heavenly blessings. This day should be a stark reminder that it is the responsibility of all Citizens to protect their constitution and to check the excesses of the administration in power. The young people came out peacefully and in their numbers to ensure their voice was not only heard but also respected. What followed was total failure of 'social listening' where a clear call for attention and accommodation of opinion was met with blatant brutality from a police force we thought had been reformed to police service by the prevailing constitution. We are not out of the woods yet, all attempts directed at healing and closure have also been met with the same brutality, compounding the pain and resentment. I pray to God that He may give the families of departed heroes and heroines strength and fortitude, and give our leadership the wisdom to find ways to bring healing and closure to avoid worse scenarios in the near future. Haki iwe ngao na mlinzi!

Thank you @scherargei for always defending the rights of workers. You have always availed yourself whenever we call upon your support. You are a true leader and comrade. Receive gratitude from Health Union Caucus and @UHCWorkers_KE @UHCmedicsKe and @kUCOofficial @KNUNOFFICIAL @KunadOfficial @knumlo_official @KNUPT1 @kmpdu

On @UHCmedicsKe @UHCWorkers_KE transition controversy, we thank @HonAdenDuale @WilliamsRuto for ensuring budgetary provision and subsequent PnP terms. We have issues with @KenyaGovernors who wants to extend contracts and we are worried some may have malicious intention and specifically to replace current UHC staff with other 'politically right' people. Our demands are to the Transition Committee established by Summit to midwife an agreement that will address sustainability of funding which is at the center of the misunderstanding. We pray to H.E @WilliamsRuto to intervene as the Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Summit. We will not allow CoG @KenyaGovernors to punish @UHCmedicsKe

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Reckless! Irresponsible! Abhorrent!

Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya

3 weeks ago

Confession Of A ‘Goon’ ‘Goon’ reveals on how attack at All Saints was planned Man says youth were hired to disrupt the meeting ‘Goon’: Plainclothes police officers part of goons Nairobi politicians mobilized youth for the ‘job’ All Saints Provost claims interference with

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A man spends 50 years teaching at MIT. He knows his time is running out. So he records one last lecture — everything he knows, distilled into a single hour. He died 5 months later. This is that lecture. The most important hour you'll watch this week. 👇 Bookmark it for later

WHO Rapid Risk Assessment on #Ebola caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda:   The risk assessment has been revised: 🔴 Very high at the national level in #DRC 🟠 High for #Uganda 🟠 High for countries sharing land borders with DRC and Uganda 🔵 Low for the rest of the Africa region and at the global level   The risk in DRC remains very high, because: ⚠️ The outbreak has continued to expand rapidly in terms of numbers of cases and geographical spread with more areas affected ⚠️ Epidemiological links and the full chain of transmission are not yet clearly established, and the source of the outbreak remains under investigation ⚠️ Ongoing conflict restricts movement of frontline responders and surveillance teams ⚠️ Community fear and misinformation hinder case detection, contact tracing, and isolation, and potentially facilitate disease spread ⚠️ Limited healthcare infrastructure and delays in laboratory confirmation, although these are being scaled up by DRC, with support of partners   WHO continues to support DRC to put an end to this outbreak bit.ly/3Sgobhn

𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 Kenya has intensified its preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) through a Rapid Response Team (RRT) Training of Trainers workshop aimed at strengthening national and sub-national capacity to detect, prevent and respond to potential outbreaks. Speaking during the opening of the four-day training in Nairobi, Cabinet Secretary for Health Hon. Aden Duale emphasized that preparedness remains a critical pillar of national health security, noting that Kenya remains at risk of disease importation due to its strategic position as a regional transport, trade and travel hub. The Cabinet Secretary commended members of the Rapid Response Team, including experts who were deployed to support the West African Ebola response between 2014 and 2016, for their service and contribution to global health security. He called on participants to share their frontline experiences to strengthen outbreak preparedness, infection prevention and control measures, and emergency response systems across the country. Hon. Duale noted that the training represents a strategic investment in Kenya’s surge capacity and will support the transfer of critical skills and knowledge to counties and sub-counties to enhance readiness for public health emergencies. He observed that recurrent outbreaks in the region, including the ongoing Ebola situation, underscore the need for sustained vigilance, strengthened surveillance and coordinated preparedness efforts at all levels of the health system. The Cabinet Secretary emphasized that Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) remains central to outbreak response, urging healthcare workers to consistently apply standard precautions and protect themselves while delivering care. He noted that experiences from recent outbreaks in the region have demonstrated the importance of strong IPC systems in preventing transmission within health facilities. Hon. Duale welcomed the recent assessment by Africa CDC, which rated Kenya highly in pandemic preparedness and response, attributing the achievement to sustained investments in health security systems and coordinated preparedness efforts. He lauded Kenya’s health workforce for leading from the front in delivering quality healthcare services and advancing Universal Health Coverage, noting that healthcare workers remain the backbone of the country’s emergency preparedness and response efforts. The Cabinet Secretary also urged Kenyans to have confidence in government initiatives aimed at strengthening preparedness and response, including the establishment of quarantine and isolation facilities, describing them as critical long-term investments in safeguarding public health and enhancing national health security. Present during the training were Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards Mary Muthoni, Director-General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth, and Acting Director-General of the Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI) Dr. Maureen Kamene. The training brings together multidisciplinary experts from national and county governments, health institutions and partner organizations to strengthen coordination and preparedness for Ebola and other public health emergencies.

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Hehehe. I thought am the only confused lay follower.

Donald B Kipkorir @DonaldBKipkorir

4 weeks ago

Cheptongei Village Tribunal Judgement: We agree with you that your neighour cut your fence & stole your cow. We can see the cow in his compound. But we are afraid we can’t return the cow as he has fixed the fence where he had cut. But to compensate you, we will give you a goat!

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Very nice

Alinur Mohamed @AlinurMohamed_

4 weeks ago

Happy to see this girls' school conducted a fire drill to educate its students on what to do in case of a fire. Well done.

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The responders are retained by @AfricaCDC as Africa Volunteer Health Corps ready to respond to public health emergencies at any time.

A people must pull together when faced with an outbreak of Ebola's magnitude and mobilize all available resources including Human Resources towards protection of the Citizenry. I presented a list of experts who previously responded to Ebola in west Africa to CS @HonAdenDuale

Gibore Maroah. General Secretary/C.E.O. KUCO @maroag7

a month ago

The KenyaUnionofClinicalOfficers @kUCOofficial today met with Cabinet Secretary @HonAdenDuale Ministry of Health @MOH_Kenya, we held fruitful discussions on a range of critical health workforce matters, including Kenya's preparedness and response to Ebola, the full

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Peterson Wachira: You can't close Ebola out of your country... no matter the kind of screening you do, infected people can still enter the country and develop symptoms later. #TheLastWordNTV @jamessmat @EricLatiff

We don't have the benefit of time to prepare for a possible Ebola entry in Kenya ~ Kuco's Peterson Wachira. #TheLastWordNTV @jamessmat @EricLatiff

Peterson Wachira: Kenyans are not wrong; they are using the information available to them. That is why I keep saying that in public health, it is facts over fear. When you provide accurate information, fear dissipates because it thrives where there is insufficient knowledge and people do not know how to protect themselves. Every time we have an outbreak, refresher training is necessary because each situation is highly contextual #CitizenDayBreak