Kenya's health ministry, led by Aden Duale, overseeing national health policy and public health programmes.
The Trump administration has broadened restrictions on U.S. funding for overseas organizations that address abortion-related issues, potentially affecting up to $30 billion in aid. The move builds on years of activism by U.S. anti-abortion groups, with Africa receiving the most attention as reports detail increased harassment of reproductive-rights workers and rising fears of unsafe abortions.
Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the Bundibugyo strain spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo. A Kenyan national who travelled from the DRC via Uganda to Nairobi has died, prompting intensified border screening and contact tracing across Kenya and neighbouring nations.
Kenya has confirmed imported Ebola cases linked to the DRC outbreak. Health authorities are tracing contacts, strengthening infection control at facilities, and urging vigilance. Two suspected cases in Nanyuki and Wajir have been ruled out as Ebola while a Kenyan citizen who died in Nairobi was linked to the DRC outbreak.
Kenya has recorded its first imported Bundibugyo ebolavirus case and death. Health authorities have identified dozens of contacts and are racing to isolate and monitor them. Screenings at airports and borders are expanding, with international partners supporting the response as officials stress there is no evidence of community spread.