Kenya on high alert for monkeypox, Health PS says

Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache has said that there should be no cause for alarm over monkeypox.

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The government has heightened surveillance at all entry points to prevent a monkeypox outbreak in the country, Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache has said.

The PS said the country has robust surveillance systems which were strengthened and successfully used during the Covid-19 pandemic.

She said that there should be no cause for alarm as the Ministry of Health is alert and ready to deal with any eventualities.

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