The Presidential Task Force on Ebola Preparedness, Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats has assured Nigerians it has what it takes to deal with the Ebola scenario in the nation.
The Chairman of the Task Force and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, acknowledged this whereas talking after the group’s emergency assembly at the State House on Wednesday.
Gbajabiamila mentioned the Task Force has been working behind the scenes because it was inaugurated in June this yr, including that this made it simple to detect the index case found on Tuesday.
“It’s crucial to notice this. Since the concern of Ebola got here up in June, there have been about 44, 000 flights out and in of Nigeria. So, it’s as a result of of what the Ministry of Health, the activity pressure and all the companies have been doing that we arrived at this. All fingers have been on deck.
“The passenger with the disease showed no symptoms, which came four days after the woman got into Abuja, and it was the identification process and the protocols that were put in place that enabled the quick identification. That also speaks to the country’s capacity and ability to deal with this disease as best as we can,” he mentioned.
He assured Nigerians that the Task Force would strengthen no matter wanted strengthening, the protocols, and guarantee extra rigorous enforcement shifting ahead.
“The Task Force is on top of it. NCDC is on top of it; each hand is on deck. We should construct neighborhood belief and keep away from panic, however it’s additionally vital to state clearly that this can be a collaborative effort between the authorities and the folks.
He appealed to all Nigerians to reply to requires compliance for the good of all.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, mentioned Nigeria has competent well being authorities, together with non-public hospital operators and companies, Immigration, Aviation, Interior, and subnational actors, who’ve put surveillance techniques in place throughout the nation, prepared to reply.
“We have been conducting contact tracing diligently and isolating these contacts of the index imported case on this nation. We will proceed to do this, and we need to reassure Nigerians that the federal authorities, alongside its technical companions, the World Health Organisation, the Africa Centre for Disease Control, and our personal Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, have activated the incident administration system throughout the numerous pillars.
“They are working day and night diligently, and our hospital capabilities are also activated, such that we can aim to contain this case, as has been the case in other countries, but we will not relent. Our population should respect public health directives.”
“Most of our states have adequate response plans. We have the resources, and we’re mobilising those capabilities. And we’re also confident that if we continue on this path, we should be able to dent this outbreak.”
He additional urged residents to keep away from misinformation whereas combating the virus.
“The key additionally for the inhabitants is to keep away from spreading misinformation or baseless rumours, which might trigger pointless panic. The Task Force management has met. WHO and AfricaCDC are working carefully with the workforce.
“In addition to our exceptional public health physicians who had successfully tamed this virus in 2014, and had contributed to other countries, we are confident that if we continue in this direction, we will emerge out of this crisis in a much stronger place,” Pate assured.
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