Regional health emergency hub a huge step

Last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta excitedly commissioned construction work for a World Health Organization’s regional emergency hub in Kenya; a first in sub – Saharan Africa. The center is poised to serve not only Kenya but the entire African continent in areas such as health emergencies’ disease intelligence, stockpiling for health emergencies and training of heath workers.

By virtue of its location, it is set to rapidly reduce emergency response times for disease outbreaks, floods, drought and conflict in the continent.