Kenya Ebola Response: KMPDU alleges exclusion by health ministry
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The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has protested its alleged exclusion from the Ministry of Health’s Ebola preparedness and response efforts amid rising cases of the disease in the country.
The concerns come after the Ministry of Health announced four additional cases of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD), detected in two quarantine sites bringing the total number of confirmed cases to seven, including three healthcare workers.
According to KMPDU Secretary-General Dr. Davji Atellah, the union’s highly trained members have not been involved in efforts to contain the deadly virus.