Following the death of a
Liberian victim of the
deadly Ebola virus in the
country, Ghana has banned
flights from Nigeria and
other West African
countries, according
to CajnewsAfrica
The Managing Director,
Ghana Airport Company,
Charles Asare, said it was
part of elaborate emergency
measures the authorities
were implementing to
prevent the virus from
spreading into the West
African country.

Also, restrictions have been
imposed on the movement
of Liberian refugees who are
still at the Buduburam
Refugee Camp in the
country.
Ever since its outbreak, the
Ebola virus has claimed the
lives of over 600 victims in
the West African sub-region.
Ghana also bans flight from
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
Leone.
Ghana’s Health Ministry also
announced that efforts were
underway to establish Ebola
treatment centres across the
country.
The country’s Health Minister,
Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah,
advised Ghanaians to be
patient because government
was doing its best to protect
the citizens.
“It is worth bearing in mind
that preparedness is not an
event but a process,” he
said.
Though a suspected fever
case which was reported at
a clinic in Ghana was
negative, Ghanaians have
expressed fear about the
possible spread of the
disease in the country due to
closeness to the four
countries where deaths have
been recorded.
Governments in the sub-
region are putting in place
stringent measures to
prevent the further spread
of the disease.
According to the health
minister, the disease
surveillance system in Ghana
has been placed on “high
alert through intensification
of viral haemorrhagic fever
surveillance, the field officers
are on the alert to pick,
package and transport
specimens to the lab for
confirmation.”
The respective health
officers at Ghana’s ports
have been given orientation
in the detection of cases at
points of entry.
“We have activated a system
for screening all passengers
especially from countries
that have recorded cases,”
Agyeman-Mensah added.
The health minister gave the
assurance that his outfit was
monitoring the progression
of the Ebola disease in West
African nations.
But the Federal Government
had said that there was no
outbreak.
The General Manager, Public
Affairs, Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority, Mr. Fan Ndubouke,
said that the agency was not
aware of such a
development.
He said, “We are not aware
of any such thing, we have
confirmed from Arik Air and
Aero Contractors which are
the two airlines that fly to
Ghana from Nigeria, and Arik
has confirmed to us that
they haven’t received such
notice.
“We are still trying to get
Aero to confirm, but I can tell
you that from NCAA’s angle,
there is nothing like that.”
The Spokesman, Aero
Contractors, Mr. Simon
Tunba, told our
correspondent that Aero had
not heard anything like that.
“We have not heard
anything concerning such,
and have not seen any letter
to that effect.”
Efforts to reach Arik for
comments could not yield as
at press time.