Ebola: FG Calls For Vigilance, Personal, Environmental Hygiene

The federal government has said that personal and environmental hygiene and surveillance should be key so as to forestall the re- emergence of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country.

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Speaking at the launch of the 3rd World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for Nigeria, yesterday in Abuja, the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Linus Awute said that the recent reoccurrence in Liberia of EVD, is a reminder of the need to sustain surveillance and remain vigilant.

He said, “We want to reassure Nigerians that our containment strategies are still in place and we are working to build a resilience health system that can withstand any emergencies or outbreaks.

According to Awute, the federal government has to re-introduce and strengthen the mechanism which was evolved during the outbreak of the deadly disease.

Meanwhile, the WHO country representative to Nigeria, Dr Rui Gama Vaz , has said that the third CCS is in line with the global health context and the move towards Universal Health Coverage, integrating the principles of alignment, harmonization, effectiveness, as formulated in the Rome (2003), Paris (2005), Accra (2008), and Busan (2011) declaration on Aid Effectiveness.

Source: leadership.ng