NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 – The Nairobi Hospital remains open, safe and fully operational following confirmation that a patient treated at the facility had Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Chief Executive Officer Felix Osano has said.

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Osano said the hospital had implemented appropriate infection prevention and control measures to protect patients, staff, visitors and the wider community following confirmation of Kenya’s first imported Ebola case.

“The Nairobi Hospital remains open, safe and fully operational, with appropriate measures in place to protect everyone who comes through our doors,” Osano said.

The assurance comes as the hospital steps up infection-control measures, contact tracing and monitoring of staff who may have had significant exposure to the patient.

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In an internal memorandum dated October 6, Osano said the hospital immediately escalated its infection prevention and control measures after Ebola was suspected.

The patient was isolated and access to the designated clinical area was restricted as the hospital worked with the Ministry of Health and national public health authorities.

The hospital’s Infection Prevention and Control and Occupational Health teams are conducting a systematic assessment of staff and other individuals who may have been exposed to the patient.

Healthcare workers and others who had direct interaction with the patient have been identified and documented.

Those assessed to have had relevant contact will be individually contacted, risk-stratified and monitored in line with Ministry of Health protocols.

The hospital is also reviewing the patient’s movement through the facility from the time of presentation through subsequent care to establish potential exposure points.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya