Rwanda Sends Ebola Medical Supplies to Kenya as Cases Rise to Eight.
Rwanda has sent a plane carrying medical supplies to Kenya to support efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak that has infected eight people since it was detected in early October 2026.
Kenya’s Director-General for Health, Dr Patrick Omwanda Amoth, confirmed the assistance during an interview with Kenyan Broadcaster Citizen TV on Sunday night, October 18, 2026, as the country continued receiving medical supplies to support the response.
Amoth said the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased from seven to eight after another patient tested positive for the disease.
“Today, we also received another consignment of medical supplies, with a plane carrying medicines arriving from Rwanda,” he said.
According to Amoth, health authorities tested 38 people on Sunday, with one testing positive for Ebola. The newly confirmed case involves a 49-year-old male doctor who had developed symptoms including fever, headache and muscle pain.
The doctor has been isolated and is receiving medical care, Amoth said.
He added that all patients diagnosed with Ebola were receiving the best possible care, noting that some had begun to recover and were experiencing a reduction in the severity of their symptoms.
Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on October 6, 2026, after the outbreak emerged earlier that month.
According to the information provided by Kenyan health authorities, a significant proportion of those infected are healthcare workers and members of the families of previously confirmed patients.
The latest case has added to concerns about transmission among people involved in providing medical care and those in close contact with infected individuals.
Rwanda’s delivery of medical supplies comes amid longstanding cooperation between the two countries in areas including diplomacy, trade, security and regional development.
Both countries are also members of the East African Community (EAC), through which regional governments cooperate on shared challenges, including public health emergencies.
Rwanda’s assistance is intended to support Kenya’s ongoing efforts to care for patients and respond to the Ebola outbreak as authorities continue testing and monitoring suspected cases.
