Public health challenges posed by delays in obtaining COVID-19 clearance for long-distance truckers across East Africa

• John Gachohi,
• Jane Aduda,
• Reuben Thuo,
• Joseph Mung'atu,
• Fred Wamunyokoli,
• Thomas Ngigi,
• Henry Athiany,
• Gideon Kikuvi,
• Susan Mambo,
• Wairimu Gichaiya,
• Joseph Matheri,
• Patrick Mburugu,
• Justus Simba,
• Carol Otiwa,
• Charles Muriuki,
• Joshua Mwaura,
• May Yariwo,
• Beatrice Kariuki,
• Joseph Machua,
• Catherine Mwangi,
• Patrick Amoth,
• Rashid Aman,
• Onesmus Kamau,
• Kennedy Muthoka,
• Jacob Otieno,
• Pascal Mwele,
• Rose Nzioka,
• Simon Karanja

Affiliations

John Gachohi

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Public health, JKUAT, Kenya; Washington State University, Global Health Kenya, Kenya; Corresponding author at: School of Public Health, JKUAT, Kenya.

Jane Aduda

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Mathematical Sciences, JKUAT, Kenya

Reuben Thuo

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Medicine, JKUAT, Kenya

Joseph Mung'atu

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Mathematical Sciences, JKUAT, Kenya

Fred Wamunyokoli

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Biomedical Sciences, JKUAT, Kenya

Thomas Ngigi

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Civil, Environmental and Geospatial Engineering, JKUAT, Kenya

Henry Athiany

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Mathematical Sciences, JKUAT, Kenya

Gideon Kikuvi

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Public health, JKUAT, Kenya

Susan Mambo

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Public health, JKUAT, Kenya

Wairimu Gichaiya

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; ICT Directorate JKUAT, Kenya

Joseph Matheri

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Medicine, JKUAT, Kenya

Patrick Mburugu

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Medicine, JKUAT, Kenya

Justus Simba

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Medicine, JKUAT, Kenya

Carol Otiwa

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Civil, Environmental and Geospatial Engineering, JKUAT, Kenya

Charles Muriuki

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Civil, Environmental and Geospatial Engineering, JKUAT, Kenya

Joshua Mwaura

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Civil, Environmental and Geospatial Engineering, JKUAT, Kenya

May Yariwo

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Civil, Environmental and Geospatial Engineering, JKUAT, Kenya

Beatrice Kariuki

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; Health Cord Network, Nairobi, Kenya

Joseph Machua

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Catherine Mwangi

School of Public health, JKUAT, Kenya

Patrick Amoth

Ministry of Health, Kenya

Rashid Aman

Ministry of Health, Kenya

Onesmus Kamau

Ministry of Health, Kenya

Kennedy Muthoka

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; Palladium, Kenya

Jacob Otieno

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; Palladium, Kenya

Pascal Mwele

Palladium, Kenya

Rose Nzioka

Palladium, Kenya

Simon Karanja

National COVID-19 Modelling Technical Committee, Kenya; School of Public health, JKUAT, Kenya; Afya Analytics, Kenya