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

A health expert reportedly called it "shocking" that the government is "looking to prevent Americans from coming home."

The Trump administration is expected to deploy US public health officers to Kenya to staff a potential quarantine facility there amid the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…

The facility is pending approval from the Kenyan government.

Ebola: In de Verenigde Staten staan speciale faciliteiten voor het monitoren en behandelen van gevaarlijke ziekten zoals ebola. Amerikanen die ebola op hebben gelopen worden…

Kenya is set to become a key part of the United States’ Ebola containment strategy as the Trump administration plans to establish a quarantine and treatment facility in the East…

Em surtos anteriores, americanos expostos ao vírus eram enviados de volta para os EUA para serem tratados em instalações de última geração

A Trump administration official said facility will be able to care for the full spectrum of Ebola

A Trump administration official says the administration will send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United…

One expert criticized the plans as a ‘dramatic abdication of what we owe our own’

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Trump administration plans to send U.S.…

Health authorities race to contain fast-growing outbreak of Ebola in DRC and Uganda

La Administración del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, planea desviar a Kenia a los ciudadanos estadounidenses que hayan estado expuestos al virus del ébola para su…

A Trump administration official says the administration will send Americans exposed to Ebola to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United States

The Trump administration's plan to send Americans with Ebola to a facility in Kenya instead of treating them in the US is a dangerous abdication of responsibility. How can we…

The White House said the facility would provide "state-of-the-art" care for the "full spectrum" of the disease.

The United States plans to establish a quarantine and treatment facility for Ebola-exposed American citizens, and has chosen Kenya as the location for the facility, subject to…

Trump official asked CDC staff to volunteer to screen travelers at airports.

The decision is a departure from previous outbreaks, where Americans who needed care were brought back to the United States.

An anonymous official told the Associated Press that this arrangement will help patients in need of quick care avoid an hourslong medical evacuation to the U.S.

As an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo grows, the Trump administration says it is focused on keeping the disease out of the United States.