Meet some of the medical team that treated the index #Ebola case in Nigeria. In total, nine of them got infected with the virus; four of their colleagues passed away. Photo: WHO/A. Esiebo
Nigeria remains one of the best practice countries with regards to how Ebola can be contained and stopped from exploding into the community. And most of that work boils down to the work of these doctors and nurses of First Consultant Hospital Lagos.
WHO shared the picture on the FB page as a way to celebrate Nigeria becoming Ebola Free. See more pictures below of those who worked to stop the deadly virus.
With assistance from WHO, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Global) and other partners, government health officials reached 100% of known #Ebola contacts in Lagos and 99.8% at the second outbreak site, in Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s oil hub.
Photo: WHO/A. Esiebo
The Nigerian response to the #Ebola outbreak was greatly aided by the rapid utilization of a national public institution (NCDC) and the prompt establishment of an Emergency Operations Centre (photo), supported by the Disease Prevention and Control Cluster within the WHO country office. In a shared space, all partners worked together.
Photo: WHO/A. Esiebo
Photo: WHO/A. Esiebo
Photo: Joint poster by the Nigerian Government, WHO, CDC, UNICEF and MSF