NAIROBI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched an initiative to tackle public health emergencies in Kenya, with a focus on timely and effective outbreak detection, assessment and response.
The emergency preparedness and response "is expected to strengthen African countries' strategy to prevent, prepare for, detect and respond to health emergencies," said Abdourahmane Diallo, the WHO's country representative in Kenya, at a press conference in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
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