Kenya Proceeds With Ebola Center Amid Court Order

NAIROBI. The Kenyan government has moved forward with plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment center in cooperation with the United States, despite a temporary restraining order from the High Court. This center will be built at the military base in the Laikipia Air Base. Its purpose is to monitor, quarantine, and treat American citizens who may have come into contact with the virus during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A statement issued by the Kenyan Ministry of Health on Saturday stated that this project will strengthen surveillance, isolation, and emergency health response capabilities. It was also informed that isolation and treatment centers will be established in other health institutions, including Kenyatta National Hospital and Kenya National Police Hospital.