The federal authorities is contemplating the opportunity of limiting flights from international locations affected by the Ebola virus as a part of renewed efforts to forestall any outbreak in Nigeria.
This was disclosed on Thursday by the Chief of Employees to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, after a high-level strategic assembly held in Victoria Island, Lagos State, to evaluate the nation’s Ebola preparedness and response framework.
Gbajabiamila, who presided over the assembly, stated the proposed journey restrictions could be strengthened with the isolation of passengers displaying signs in step with Ebola at Nigeria’s entry factors.
The assembly had in attendance senior authorities officers, together with the Director-Common of the Nigeria Centre for Illness Management and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris; Minister of Inside, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; and Lagos State Commissioner for Well being, Prof. Akin Abayomi, amongst others.
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He additionally revealed that President Bola Tinubu had been briefed on the Ebola scenario within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, assuring that the administration would take all crucial steps to forestall any case in Nigeria.
Gbajabiamila stated the federal government stays dedicated to strengthening surveillance methods, response capability and inter-agency coordination to safeguard public well being.
“We’ve a well being scare, which is Ebola, and everyone knows what occurred the final time. The circumstances are getting worse, internationally and worldwide, and we do not wish to depart something to probability.
“There have been three, 4 areas we checked out. We regarded on the situation of risk, as of now, of limiting flights from international locations of curiosity. We regarded on the prospects of isolating passengers who could exhibit signs of Ebola.
“We checked out the opportunity of isolating or utilizing the cargo terminal to take care of passengers which are coming in from these areas, and naturally, placing sure issues in place, protocols in place; we imagine that prevention is best than remedy, and the place some passengers slip via the cracks, then we will need to have methods of coping with conditions comparable to that,” he stated.
The Minister of Inside, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, additionally stated all entry factors into the nation could be positioned below strict surveillance to forestall any potential outbreak.
He added that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) would work carefully with the NCDC to strengthen early detection mechanisms and guarantee swift response in case of any well being risk.
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