Yobe govt activates emergency response, border surveillance over Ebola threat

The assurance was given on Monday in Damaturu by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Mohammed Lawan Gana, throughout a press briefing.

Gana, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Hadiza Sabo, mentioned proactive steps have already been taken, together with the activation of the Public Health Emergency Incident Management System and the formulation of an in depth preparedness and response blueprint.

He defined that the response is being pushed from the Emergency Operations Centre and is anchored on the six technical pillars prescribed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

Given its proximity to a world border, Sabo famous, Yobe is scaling up surveillance at entry factors and strengthening collaboration with border and transport authorities to make sure early detection and fast response to well being threats.

She recognized the pillars as coordination and administration, illness surveillance, case administration, an infection management, laboratory help, threat communication, and point-of-entry monitoring.

On public sensitisation, the everlasting secretary mentioned the state is deploying radio, tv, native city announcers and conventional rulers to disseminate preventive messages.

“Residents ought to follow common hand washing, keep away from contact with physique fluids of symptomatic individuals and promptly report unusual sicknesses or deaths on the nearest well being facility,” she suggested.