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Kenya: Violence against civilians in Nairobi

Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHOAn eighth person in Kenya has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the country’s first-ever cluster of cases of the virus, as the second-largest outbreak in history kills more than 4,300 and sickens more than 9,000 people in the region.It highlights the diminished role the US has played in the worsening Ebola outbreak by building a controversial quarantine center in Kenya, pulling back health support globally, and banning travelers from certain countries. All of this has also reduced the ability to identify and respond to the outbreak and exacerbated mistrust. Continue reading...

Event details

Disorder type
natural disaster
Event type
violence against civilians
Sub-event
other, peaceful protest
Interaction
civilians
Key actors
Media
Location
Nairobi
Coordinates
-1.2852, 36.8132
Source platform
rss

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