The FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed, has designated the General Hospital, Kuje, in Kuje Area Council, as Isolation Centre in case of Ebola-infected persons.

The minister also inaugurated 25-man committee to work out modalities for responding to the threat of Ebola virus and create awareness on the nature and symptoms of the virus.

Mohammed made this known during a high powered stakeholder’s interactive forum in Abuja, yesterday..

He said the hospital was chosen because it would be easy for the people of the FCT to access it.

He said a ward would be designated in the hospital where the people could be quarantined and be on surveillance, among others.

He said that adequate infrastructure and equipment would be put in place to manage affected persons and guard against the spread of the virus.

“All precautionary measures have been put in place to ensure that the designation of the ward will not endanger the health workers and residents of Kuje’’, he said.

The minister instructed the Chairman of the council to sensitise its populace, rather than preventing FCT Administration from using the hospital.

“The hospital is the only option for us to isolate as a centre for Ebola patients; Gwagwalada hospital that is for FCT has being taken from us, we have no other option than to use it.

“We will put all infrastructure needed in place to avoid its spread; doctors will be given adequate training and best way to curtail the disease from spreading’’, he said.

He, therefore, advised the six area council chairmen to sensitise their people on routine cleaning and disinfecting their hands at all times.

Dr Demola Onakomaiya, the Secretary of the FCT Health Secretariat, said the transmission of the disease in human was through direct contact with blood or body secretion, among others.

Onakomaiya denied the recent rumours of Ebola in the territory, adding that the three suspected cases being raised by FCT residents were mere rumours.

According to him, the people at risk of the disease are the health care givers and family members of infected persons. There is no specific medication or vaccine for its cure.

Dr Rui Jaz, World Health Organisation Country Representative, said the organisation would support the administration in its plans to curtail the disease.

Jaz said it was untrue that bitter kola could cure the disease as speculated, adding that it had not been proven by scientists.

Dr Akeem Lawal, Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Medical Association, FCT chapter, said the association had held two meetings since the outbreak of the disease.

“We are planning to hold another meeting very soon to call off our strike that has lasted for more than six weeks’’, he said.

The Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Mr Shabal Tete, said the designation of the hospital as Ebola centre was not a welcome development to the people of the area.

source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/minister-designates-general-hospital-kuje-ebola-centre/

This minister has indirectly told kuje residents to evacuate. Trust nigerians, this is how they'r gonna term d action of d minister and they will run for sure from that area.
My fear is that, if any case of ebola is taken to that hospital, the hospital will be forever known as ebola-hospital by abuja residents.

caseless: This minister has indirectly told kuje residents to evacuate. Trust nigerians, this is how they'r gonna term d action of d minister and they will run for sure from that area.
My fear is that, if any case of ebola is taken to that hospital, the hospital will be forever known as ebola-hospital by abuja residents.

That should be the least of our worries.

@Topic, good move, I hope other states will do same. Every state has to prepare a small space well quarantined and ready for any patient. And while at it, prepare a car to convey sick patients to these hospitals so that they do not use same ambulance to transport other patients who are not Ebola positive.

Ebola! Ebola!! Ebola!!!.. Nigerians Don't Need You.

Why Abuja and not Lagos? As far as I know, there is no infected person in Abuja but several in Lagos... Why can't we just do something the proper way and in the right manner for once?

Another means to siphon money.

Ok ooo here we go again.

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Na to park out..

Why kuje

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That place go be "NO GO AREA".....

UCH method should have been ideal

i stand against all spirit of ebola on our land,in any man or woman,boy or girl,in air or on the sea,in the spirit or physical. I declare healing for those infected and protection for those not infected. Fresh anointing on our land in Jesus name! Amen.

Please my question to any medical practitioner.
If someone in that hospital is cured of ebola and before he is discharged, another ebola person is checked in, won't the cured person get the ebola back again?

I don't think it is wise to package ebola people into one hospital as best as the intentions may be.

kultimate009: Why Abuja and not Lagos? As far as I know, there is no infected person in Abuja but several in Lagos... Why can't we just do something the proper way and in the right manner for once?

do you know what is called "precautionary measures". Do you have to wait for ebola virus to come to abuja before you set up an isolation centre?
My friend,keep quiet osiso!!

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hmmn, this is becoming really scary o. Have they detected any ebola case in Abuja?

My prayer is that we all that is reading this post,and our family all over nigeria shall not be infected nor be treated with ebola! In jesus name...AMEN

Aww!

If there is no case of ebola in abuja.. So why then would they set up a quarantine centre in abuja instead of the Lagos they are deceiving us about?.. Liars!!!