The Federal Government has directed port health service
officials and other relevant agencies at the points of entry to Nigeria to
heighten surveillance towards ensuring that all passengers coming into the
country are screened.
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Mrs Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations,
Federal Ministry of Health, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in
Abuja.
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She said that the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr
Abdulaziz Mashi, gave the directive in Lagos while inspecting health facilities
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
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The permanent secretary with some directors from the
ministry, and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) inspected the health
facilities.
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She added that the inspection was to ascertain the level of
preparedness in case of any emergency following the rumored Ebola threats in
Lagos.
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Mashi noted that the "Thermal CamerasÔÇØ used to screen
incoming passengers into the country are functioning perfectly.
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He, therefore, reiterated Federal Government's commitment to
increase the number of cameras and deploy more manpower as a result of heavy
traffic at the airport.
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He said "more doctors, nurses and other health officials
will be deployed to the port health services at International Airports for day
to day activities.ÔÇØ
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The permanent secretary appreciated the efforts of Lagos
State Government on preparedness and surveillance system against the Ebola
virus.
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He said the ministry and Lagos State Ministry of Health had
been working together to forestall importation of any disease into the country
and called for continuous collaboration.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Federal
Government described as false, the message circulating on social media,
purporting positive case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country.
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Federal Ministry of Health, therefore, urged the public to
disregard the rumour and discourage the circulation of any unverified
information.
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The ministry said that since the reports of outbreak of EVD in
the Democratic Republic of Congo, heightened surveillance had been ongoing at
various points of entry to prevent importation into Nigeria.
