{"id":142466,"date":"2026-05-28T19:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/medics-protest-plan-to-host-us-ebola-plan-issue-48-hour-strike-notice\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:02:51","slug":"medics-protest-plan-to-host-us-ebola-plan-issue-48-hour-strike-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/medics-protest-plan-to-host-us-ebola-plan-issue-48-hour-strike-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Medics Protest plan to host US Ebola Plan, Issue 48-Hour Strike Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya May 28 \u2013 Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Bhimji Atellah is questioning the rationale behind Kenya\u2019s reported selection of Laikipia Air Base as a host site for an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility for individuals exposed to the Ebola virus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement issued on May 28, Atellah expressed outrage at what the Union and accused the government of prioritising foreign interests over the safety of Kenyan citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the vanguard of Kenya\u2019s healthcare system, we are utterly disgusted by the government\u2019s apparent willingness to trade national biosecurity and the lives of its citizens for foreign aid,\u201d the union said.<\/p>\n

KMPDU now wants Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain why Kenya was chosen over countries closer to the Ebola outbreak\u2019s epicentre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not sit back and watch Kenya be treated as a containment colony for a lethal pathogen that we did not generate,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Attelah explained that the US has historically repatriated its citizens for treatment during previous outbreaks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the United States considers a 12-hour medevac flight to Washington too risky, by what logic is it safe to fly exposed individuals into Kenya?\u201d he queried posed.<\/p>\n

KMPDU further demanded the immediate release of any bilateral agreements underpinning the plan.<\/p>\n

His remarks come amid heightened public debate following reports that the United States could send Ebola-exposed individuals to Kenya for observation or treatment.<\/p>\n

The reports have triggered anxiety online, with many Kenyans questioning whether the country has sufficient containment capacity to safely manage such cases.<\/p>\n

Medical Services Principal Secretary Ouma Oluga insisted that Kenya\u2019s participation in global health responses is not a matter of risk-taking but of professional responsibility grounded in experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the time for Kenya to stand up,\u201d he said, adding that the country\u2019s contribution to regional and global outbreak responses reflects long-standing expertise in public health emergency management.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Health maintains that Kenya\u2019s approach will remain guided by science, legal frameworks, and strict public health safeguards, even as it balances international cooperation with domestic safety concerns.<\/p>\n

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has emphasized that any such arrangement must fully comply with Kenyan law and established public health procedures, including approvals from multiple state agencies.<\/p>\n

These include screening, quarantine systems, surveillance, and emergency response mechanisms designed to prevent outbreaks and ensure containment.<\/p>\n

According to the Ministry of Health, any foreign nationals entering the country under health-related arrangements would be subject to legal and regulatory scrutiny involving health, immigration, and national security authorities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya May 28 \u2013 Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Bhimji Atellah is questioning the rationale behind Kenya\u2019s reported selection of Laikipia Air Base as a host site for an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility for individuals exposed to the Ebola virus. In a statement issued on May 28, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}