# Kenya Red Cross backs response to the country’s first Ebola case

https://mins.news/en/video/93052

- France 24 English, 2026-10-09 11:24 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA4X_iidB_w

> A Kenyan who had lived in Congo before returning to Nairobi is Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola case and the country’s first death from the disease amid a rapidly evolving outbreak. The Kenya Red Cross is helping the government try to avert a public health crisis.

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