The World Bank has approved $50m requested by Kenya to fund containment efforts of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe, the funds will largely go into boosting capacity of frontline staff – i.e. buying protective gear for health workers, hand sanitizers, increasing bed capacity in hospitals is another area government will focus on.
According to a report by Africanews.com, Kenya’s health workers are said to have protested the lack of protective gear in hospitals. Many local media outlets have reported the protest
