five other cases have also been confirmed.
The Health Minister told the gathering of members of the international community that Nigeria has put in place measures to choke the spread of Ebola in the country. “I, The Honourable minister of health personally sent out alerts to all commissioners for health in the various states as well as the secretary of health in the FCT and copied all the governors. We enlightened them what the disease was all about, we also advised on measures that could be taken by them.”
The health minister also hinted on efforts by government to check the movement of people across the country’s border as a way of containing the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease. “I don’t think for now we need to go to the extent of saying that people from Nigeria should not visit other countries but we must insist that there must be some ways to ensure that these people have been screened before they left Nigeria.”
Members of the international community, which included delegates from the epidemic states of Liberia and Sierra Leone also shared experiences with the health minister.
Alfred Nelson-William, Sierra Leone High Commissioner, said, “We have declared a state of emergency to take a more robust approach.”
Alhassan Conteh, Liberian delegate, said, “The fight is really the fight of each of our countries, not only the fight of the two or three countries affected by the virus.”
Rex Mpazanje, WHO representative said, “Us as WHO we have been with the ministry especially in Lagos to help the ministry where possible to make sure that containment of the spread of the epidemic is limited to where it started.”
Already the federal government has forbidden any corpse from being brought into the country without proper death certificate indicating cause of death.
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