REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE
The Anambra state government says it has put all necessary preparations towards improving surveillance to dictate any outbreak of Ebola in the state
To this end members of the public have been enjoined not to panic as the state ministry of health together with the World Health Organization , UNICEF and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control are working closely to ensure increased surveillance especially around the airport and borders of the state..
The Commissioner for Health , Doctor Afam Obidike stated this while briefing journalists in Awka after an emergency meeting with some health stakeholders following the federal government’s confirmation of an index case of Ebola in Abuja.
According to the Commissioner, though there is no confirmed case of Ebola in the state health officers have been deployed to the Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri , Motor parks , and other social gathering areas for surveillance and other medical actions.
He called on the people of the state to remain vigilant and cooperate with public health authorities and report any unusual symptoms to nearest facility
Correspondent Uche Ndeke reports aside the immediate preventive measures against Ebola the state ministry of health has disease surveillance personnel across the twenty one local government areas of the state mobilised to track possible outbreak of the disease.
