NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 – Acting Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth has explained the measures taken to support Ebola survivors as they recover and reintegrate into their communities, stressing the need to treat them with dignity and avoid stigma.

📻 Breaking It Down

Amoth said recovery from Ebola is not the end of the process, noting that survivors require appropriate support as they return to their families and communities.

He said the health authorities’ approach is to ensure survivors are respected, treated with dignity and supported to resume their lives after completing the required monitoring period.

“After beating the case of Ebola, there is reintegration into society, and what we preach is that you respect the person, treat them with dignity, and bring them back into the community,” Amoth said.

📌 What You Need to Know

He explained that individuals who have recovered from Ebola are monitored for 21 days, with those who do not develop additional symptoms allowed to leave the monitoring process.

“After 21 days, if you don’t develop other symptoms, you are free to go,” he said.

The 21-day period is significant in Ebola response because health authorities closely monitor people for signs of illness and possible transmission.

Amoth also addressed follow-up measures for male Ebola survivors, particularly in relation to sexual transmission.

He said male survivors undergo regular semen testing as part of post-recovery monitoring.

“For male partners, what we normally do is that we test the semen every month until you have two consecutive negative semen tests,” Amoth said.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya