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Health unions demand protection for workers after three test positive for Ebola

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JEFF: Health unions in Kenya are demanding better protection of healthcare workers who are on the frontline in the fight against the spread of Ebola virus and other infectious diseases. This is after the Ministry of Health confirmed that three healthcare workers are among those who tested positive for the virus. OLIVE: Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Atella now says that doctors will not put their lives on the line if the government cannot provide adequate personal protective equipment. Serfine Achieng Ouma reports.

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