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Regional surveilance centre to tackle human and livestock diseases

KEMRI Director General Dr Yeri Kombe with his team
and Ministry of Health officials join Governor Roba
during the commissioning of the construction of the
Mandera Triangle Centre.

TAMING COMMON

HEALTH PROBLEMS

Mandera Triangle will address the toughest health problems at their source directly
working with vulnerable families and communities in local hospitals, clinics and labs.

he importance of establishing a ples at the nearest laboratory in Nairobi
regional centre for disease surveil- over 1,200kms away. It will also help in
Tlance and control of human and timely diagnosis of human and livestock
livestock health in Mandera has been diseases and ensure a rapid interven-
warmly welcomed. tion to contain emergencies such as the
Dubbed Mandera Triangle Centre cov- Rift Valley Fever disease. It will conduct
ering the three countries of Kenya, So- and support health promotion, preven-
malia and Ethiopia, the centre is a key tion and preparedness activities in Man-
investment towards achieving Sustain- dera County and the triangle.
able Development Goal (SDG) 3 which
aims at ensuring healthy lives and deliv- The Ministry of Health, Kenyatta Nation-
ery of health needs to populations in the al Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral
three countries. Hospital, the Kenya Medical Research
Mandera Triangle will address tough Institute and private healthcare service
health problems at their source work- providers are partnering to monitor and
ing directly with vulnerable families and prevent disease outbreaks while also
communities in local hospitals, clinics, implementing vital disease prevention
and labs. The centre will help reduce strategies to maintain, county, national Governor Roba at the launch of a regional centre for disease
the long distance travelled to test sam- and regional health statistics. surveillance and control of human and livestock health.