The ministers endorsed measures aimed at improving cross-border health surveillance, information sharing and access to essential medical supplies as the region responds to ongoing outbreaks and other health emergencies.

The countries are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Angola, the Central African Republic, Zambia and Tanzania.

The organisation said it had been supporting Ebola preparedness in Kenya since the beginning of the regional outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

As of Wednesday morning, 10 people were in quarantine facilities as ministry officials continued tracking and monitoring those identified as possible contacts.

Authorities have further traced passengers who travelled on the same flight as the deceased. So far, 27 passengers who may have had contact with the patient have been identified and contacted, with public health measures being undertaken.

Njuki said many people had neglected simple measures such as regular handwashing, leaving communities vulnerable to infectious diseases.

The patient was transported directly from JKIA by a relative to a Nairobi hospital, where he was isolated after presenting with symptoms associated with viral haemorrhagic fever.

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