Nairobi - Kenya plans to train 30,000 health workers for scanning, prevention, control and management of cases of Ebola, said Health Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
Director of Medical Services of the Ministry of Health Nicholas Muraguri said the training was supported by 150 specialists in the control of infectious disease that is spread all over the country.
"This is part of government efforts to build health facilities in identifying suspected cases and managing cases of infection," said Muraguri.
Ebola has so far killed more than 4,500 people, primarily in West African countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, even though no cases of Ebola have been reported in Kenya so far.
"However, the Ministry of Health would like to assure the public that the government is on high alert and have implemented measures to prevent possible outbreaks of Ebola," he said in Nairobi.
"The Ministry of Health works closely with stakeholders has established a system for monitoring and management of Ebola cases through the National Ebola Task Force and Multi-Department Coordination Team," added Muraguri.
He said scanning passengers at all ports of entry has been intensified through the establishment of the Committee Passengers scanner that guarantees 100 percent scanning of all passengers.
The leading doctor said it plans to install the scanner temperature (Thermoscan) automatic infrared at Kenya's main airport and other ports of entry in order to improve the detection of Ebola and other viruses.
Kenya Ministry of Health is currently working to increase public awareness through the media and social media to ensure that all Kenyans get information about Ebola, Xinhua reported.
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