Workers from the Uganda Red Cross Society sprayed with disinfectant during the evacuation of the body of a suspected Ebola victim in Kampala, May 26, 2026. [AFP]
There are growing calls for the Kenyan government to strengthen measures to protect citizens against Ebola, just as the United States has taken a firm position on the matter.
The calls follow reports of an agreement between the Kenyan and US governments to set up an Ebola isolation and treatment facility in Kenya.
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