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Trump administration plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to new care facility in Kenya

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US officials have vowed to prevent Ebola from entering the United States and are building a treatment and quarantine center in Kenya for Americans who may contract the virus while traveling in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The facility, a joint effort of Defense, State and Health & Human Services, is designed to deliver rapid, high‑quality care and eliminate the need for 12‑plus‑hour medical‑evacuation flights.

  1. US
    White House
    1. Treatment capabilities at the facility are expected to be able to care for the full spectrum of Ebola Virus Disease, including critical care needs, though each case will be evaluated for forward transport for more advanced care as appropriate in order to maximize patient outcomes.
    2. Time is of the essence for Ebola patients, and this facility will enable Americans in the region who contract Ebola to receive lifesaving care as quickly as possible without 12-plus hours of medevac flight time.
    3. The facility is designed to provide access to high-quality care for Americans who would need to quickly get out of DRC and quarantine without the risks of a lengthy transport back to the US.
  2. US
    US Homeland Security Department
    1. CDC will conduct enhanced public health entry screening for these travelers and confirm their contact information for public health follow-up if recommended.
    2. For passengers who are allowed to enter (U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals), the Department of Homeland Security will redirect U.S.-bound air passengers to the following airports: Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), Atlanta (ATL), Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
  3. KE
    Kenyan Health Ministry
    1. Protection of Kenyan citizens, frontline health workers and communities remains paramount.
    2. Any arrangements regarding international health cooperation will be guided by Kenya's national laws, public health regulations, biosafety and biosecurity standards, and the overriding responsibility of Government to safeguard the health and welfare of the people of Kenya.
  4. US
    Marco Rubio
    Republican Party
    1. We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States.
  5. KE
    Aden Duale
    Kenyan Health Ministry
    1. Any arrangements regarding international health cooperation will be guided by Kenya's national laws, public health regulations, biosafety and biosecurity standards, and the government's responsibility to safeguard the health and welfare of Kenyans.
  6. US
    Jeremy Konyndyk
    Refugees International
    1. It disincentivizes people from going. In 2014, we faced this exact scenario – cases coming back to the United States – and we fought really hard not to put a travel ban in place because we knew that would ultimately be counterproductive to the goal of ending the outbreak.
    2. That's basically telling any American health worker who might go and work on the effort to contain this outbreak that if they get sick, they can't come home.
    3. One of the things that I just find so viscerally offensive about the administration's posture right now is they're saying basically, if you're an American who gets infected, we don't have your back; you're not welcome in your own country.
    4. Rather than having confidence in the capabilities we've built up here, we're sending them just literally anywhere else.
  7. US
    Jennifer Nuzzo
    Brown University School of Public Health
    1. There are profound ethical concerns with this approach.
    2. It is shocking to me that the administration is looking to prevent Americans from coming home to receive the proven world-class care that our taxpayer-funded biocontainment and treatment units are equipped to provide.
  8. KE
    Robert Kiberenge
    1. If they must be allowed to open that facility here, then it must be a facility that serves every human being in Kenya, Kenyans and Americans alike, but not restricted to quarantining only Americans.
    2. Why do Americans think that their lives are so much important than the lives of Kenyans so that they establish a facility in Kenya that is made for only Americans.

sources

  1. 1.CNN
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.PBS News
  5. 5.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Pandemic
  2. 2.Vaccination

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS
  2. 2.KenyaKE
  3. 3.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  4. 4.CongoCG
  5. 5.GermanyDE
  6. 6.CzechiaCZ
  7. 7.South SudanSS
  8. 8.UgandaUG

organizations

  1. 1.US Agency for International Development
  2. 2.World Health Organization
  3. 3.Refugees International
  4. 4.US Department of Health and Human Services
  5. 5.US State Department
  6. 6.White House
  7. 7.Brown University
  8. 8.Brown University School of Public Health
  9. 9.Charité University Hospital
  10. 10.Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance
  11. 11.Pentagon
  12. 12.Republican Party

persons

  1. 1.Donald TrumpUS
  2. 2.Jeremy KonyndykUS
  3. 3.Marco RubioUS
  4. 4.Aden DualeKE
  5. 5.Ali Khan
  6. 6.Barack ObamaUS
  7. 7.Craig SpencerUS
  8. 8.Jennifer NuzzoUS
  9. 9.Krutika KuppalliUS
  10. 10.Lawrence GostinUS
  11. 11.Leif Erik Sander
  12. 12.Patrick LaRochelle

technicals

  1. 1.Christianity
  2. 2.Ebola
  3. 3.George Bush Intercontinental Airport
  4. 4.Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
  5. 5.JFK International Airport
  6. 6.Washington-Dulles International Airport