The Nasarawa State Government has put in place measures to stop the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease within the state, together with the reactivation of isolation centres and the circulation of a public well being advisory.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Health, Dr Ibrahim Alhassan,l disclosed this in an interview in Lafia.
He stated the division has developed an advisory which has been circulated to healthcare professionals and to most people.
According to him, the state is establishing a activity group to be led by the State Epidemiologist for steady consciousness creation.
He defined that the group will interact the media as a part of a sensitization programme that can be flagged off by the Commissioner for Health at a press convention later within the week.
“The press conference will kick-start awareness and sensitization on what the disease is, what are the symptoms, how it is transmitted, and what people need to do to prevent themselves,” he stated.
The everlasting secretary stated the federal government can be procuring Personal Protective Equipment and prepositioning them throughout healthcare amenities within the state.
He stated the ministry is working to enhance the index of suspicion amongst healthcare staff, with directives to promptly reply to suspected instances, isolate the place doable, and refer instances throughout the three tiers of healthcare — major, secondary and tertiary.
He added that well being staff have been directed to acquire detailed journey historical past and make contact with historical past from sufferers presenting at amenities to make sure early identification and acceptable response.
On isolation amenities, Dr Alhassan defined that the state already has recognized centres from the COVID-19 interval which are nonetheless in existence.
“We have the Federal University Teaching Hospital Lafia, we have the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital in Lafia, we have the Federal Medical Center in Keffi, we have the Medical Center in Maraba. Those facilities are still in existence and some of our general hospitals also,” he stated.
He famous that the amenities solely should be prepped to be used in case suspected instances are recorded.
He stated within the coming weeks, the ministry will intensify public enlightenment to make sure residents know what to do to stop an infection.
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