Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Trump administration plans to send U.S. citizens exposed to Ebola to Kenya for observation and treatment, a departure from past practices of repatriating them, according to a New York Times report. Public Health Service officers are being trained to deploy to Kenya to provide medical care to U.S. citizens at high risk of developing Ebola. A facility is reportedly being established in Kenya through a coordinated effort by the State, Defense, and Health and Human Services departments for quarantine and treatment. Initially, the plan was to monitor Americans in Kenya and move symptomatic individuals to Europe, but now treatment is also planned for Kenya. Public health experts have criticized the plan, with one calling it a 'dramatic abdication of what we owe our own' and questioning the quality of care compared to U.S. facilities. In fullTrump team plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya instead of bringing them home for treatment: reportThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump administration reportedly plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Trump administration plans to send U.S. citizens exposed to Ebola to Kenya for observation and treatment, a departure from past practices of repatriating them, according to a New York Times report. Public Health Service officers are being trained to deploy to Kenya to provide medical care to U.S. citizens at high risk of developing Ebola. A facility is reportedly being established in Kenya through a coordinated effort by the State, Defense, and Health and Human Services departments for quarantine and treatment. Initially, the plan was to monitor Americans in Kenya and move symptomatic individuals to Europe, but now treatment is also planned for Kenya. Public health experts have criticized the plan, with one calling it a 'dramatic abdication of what we owe our own' and questioning the quality of care compared to U.S. facilities. In fullTrump team plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya instead of bringing them home for treatment: reportThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
