PS Oluga calls for coordinated approach to Ebola response
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NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 21 -The government has stepped up coordination of its response to the Ebola outbreak, with Principal Secretary for Medical Services Ouma Oluga calling for a whole-of-government approach to strengthen preparedness, public awareness and institutional readiness.
The move comes as Kenya’s confirmed cases of Bundibugyo virus disease, a rare strain of Ebola, rose to nine, with health authorities maintaining that infections remain linked to a single cluster originating from the country’s first recorded case.
Dr Oluga spoke on Wednesday during a high-level intergovernmental briefing at Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, attended by Principal Secretaries from various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as well as chief executives of health semi-autonomous government agencies.
