Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the 2014 Ebola outbreak voice criticism as well.
Protesters carry a mock coffin as they march during a demonstration against a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans at high risk of exposure to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, epicenter of the outbreak.
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Why is a US Ebola facility in Kenya sparking protests?
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The plan has drawn backlash from Kenyans as well as the country's union of healthcare workers.
Hundreds of residents in central Kenya marched Monday in protest of a proposed U.S.-run field hospital for U.S. citizens exposed…
Tensions rise as Kenya faces backlash over planned Ebola facility for Americans
Kenyans are angry their land is being used by a foreign power in a way that has colonial undertones, and over the risk of Ebola…
President William Ruto defended the proposed 50-bed facility Tuesday, while U.S. health experts and former officials warned that…
Kenya's health minister said on Wednesday that the US-funded quarantine centre would proceed, days after deadly protests erupted…
