Ministry of Health issues update on Mpox and Marburg viruses
The Ministry of Health has issued an update on Mpox and the Marburg viruses following a multi-sectoral meeting held on Thursday, October 31, 2024. In a statement on November 1, 2024, Principal Secretary for the Department of Health and Professional Standards Mary Muthoni said that the country had formed a task force to ensure coordinated […]
Mpox óútbreak: govt unveils plan to stop spread from other countries
The Ministry of Health has unveiled plans to curb the spread of Mpox from the neighbouring countries days after the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the disease a public health emergency. Speaking to a local TV station on Friday night August 16, 2024, Principal Secretary of Public Health and Standards Mary […]
‘No new case of Mpox has been identified in Kenya’ – MoH announces
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has revealed that there has not been any new case of Mpox in the country since the initial outbreak was confirmed on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. In a recent update on Saturday, August 3, 2024, MoH reported that the confirmed case involves a long-distance truck driver travelling from Uganda to […]