Health CS Aden Duale has defended the proposed US-backed Ebola isolation facility in Laikipia, saying it will serve both Kenyans and Americans.

A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo.

The High Court has temporarily stopped the Government of Kenya from establishing Ebola quarantine or treatment facilities linked to the United States Government.

WASHINGTON/NAIROBI —The United States is setting up a facility in Kenya to quarantine Americans who have been exposed to Ebola, and will not bring them home...

The scheme, which had Nairobi’s approval, has been suspended due to concerns it could expose the public to “grave health risks.”

The US proposal to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya has been met with a fierce backlash from medical workers in the East African country, where no cases have been…

NAIROBI —A Kenyan high court has suspended plans for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility for Americans in the country that has sparked...

A Kenyan advocacy group challenged the center alleging the 50-bed facility was being established in a “secretive, unilateral” manner.

The U.S. had set up the facility in Kenya to take in Americans exposed to Ebola, with a plan to send patients who develop symptoms to European countries for care.

A court in Kenya on Friday suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare type of Ebola virus spreading in northeastern Congo.

A 2015 biosecurity agreement opened doors for the US to set isolation facilities in Kenya.

Medics demand answers over Ebola facility.

CS Duale says the isolation facility will boost disease surveillance and emergency response.

According to the CS, the lab will enhance Kenya’s surveillance, diagnostic capacity, emergency preparedness exercises, critical medical supplies, and rapid response capabilities.

Growing public outrage over the planned US isolation facility stand in the way of a project.

Health CS Aden Duale has defended the proposed US-backed Ebola isolation facility in Laikipia, saying it will serve both Kenyans and Americans.

Health Minister Aden Duale has said the quarantine centre was for ‘everyone’ and not exclusively for US nationals.

American personnel arrived at Kenyas Laikipia Air Base on Saturday as preparations continued for a controversial U

The potential deadly consequences of having the centre in Kenya cannot be ignored.

He says it boosts global health security and pandemic response.

“We are a responsible government. We know what we are doing. People should relax,” he said.