Indian High Commissioner Adarsh Swaika delivered the first shipment, which weighed 4.5 tons, to Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Health Aden Duale at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Indian High Commission.

 

In order to strengthen the continent's readiness against Ebola, India provided more than 45 tons of medical aid to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in May and June.

 

During Kenya's public health crises, India has been one of the first to respond. In addition to giving medications and other medical support during the COVID-19 pandemic, it provided 1.12 million doses of vaccinations manufactured in India to Kenya thru the Vaccine Maitri program.

 

Personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, sample transportation kits, infrared thermometers, face shields, heavy-duty protective boots, and other infection-prevention supplies are among the 279 packages of necessary medical supplies that were recently shipped, according to the High Commission's statement.

 

It stated that a second round of aid will be sent soon.

 

By supporting disease surveillance, safe sample collection and transportation, infection prevention and control, and the safety of frontline healthcare workers, the aid is intended to boost Kenya's long-term public health readiness and response capabilities, it stated.

 

By providing financial support for medical equipment, such as a Bhabhatron radiotherapy machine for Kenyatta National Hospital and diagnostic equipment for the Kenya Navy Hospital in Mombasa, the two nations have also increased their collaboration in the health sector.

 

Over 10,000 Kenyans come to India each year for medical care, and more than half of Kenya's pharmaceutical sector is made up of Indian goods, according to the High Commission.