We’re closely monitoring Ebola situation — Nigerian Govt

The Federal Government, done the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says it has stepped up surveillance and exigency effect pursuing an Ebola outbreak successful the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a confirmed imported lawsuit successful Uganda.

In a nationalist wellness advisory signed by NCDC Director-General, Dr  Jide Idris, the bureau said it was intimately monitoring developments successful affected countries and coordinating preparedness efforts with the Port Health Services and different stakeholders.

“Response activities are ongoing successful affected areas, and we are ensuring continued vigilance wrong Nigeria’s nationalist wellness system,” Idris said.

Highlighting preparedness measures activated, Idris said NCDC had strengthened nationwide surveillance systems for Ebola and different epidemic-prone diseases, portion intensifying event-based monitoring and coordination with authorities wellness authorities.

Other measures see enhancing laboratory and diagnostic readiness, strengthening corruption prevention and power consciousness successful healthcare settings, and expanding assemblage engagement and nationalist hazard communication.

According to him, the bureau was intimately tracking planetary and determination developments to guarantee a accelerated effect if the concern changed.

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