The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) staff have been put on alert over the Ebola threat.
Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Wilson Aruasa however says they are ready to handle any cases that might be reported in the region.
The country is already on high alert after at least eight people died in Uganda due to the deadly virus.
Several others have tested positive for the virus.
But addressing a media briefing after signing a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with clinical officers, Dr Aruasa they are taking the approach of COVID-19 in handling the Ebola threat.
MTRH was a key COVID-19 response hospital for the North Rift and parts of Western Kenya.
“We’re ready and you saw it during the COVID-19 period,” said the MTRH boss.
High risk counties
“We have a taskforce set up and the staff put on alert to make sure any suspected case is islated, test ed and treated,” he added.
Dr Aruasa says Uasin Gishu is among the high risk counties due to it being on the Trans Africa Highway that runs from the coastal city of Mombasa to South Sudan.
He said they already have sufficient Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) that would be needed for health workers handling suspected Ebola cases.
“We are ready and prepared. We learnt the need for preparedness and staff training during the pandemic period,” noted Dr Aruasa.
The government has already listed 20 high risk counties for Ebola.
In the North Rift, the MTRH boss says Busia, Trans Nzoia and West Pokot are counties they are closely monitoring.
The affirmation of preparedness comes just hours after a suspected case was reported in Kakamega County.
But tests on the individuals returned negative for the Ebola disease.
