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Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by freshness2020: 6:10am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Ebola has so far killed at least 95 people in Guinea and spread to several neighbouring countries | credits: AFP The National Council on Health has banned the transport of corpses and critically ill persons on both local and international routes with immediate effect. It said only dead bodies with waivers granted by the Federal Ministry of Health would be transported within and into Nigeria . Such corpses must be conveyed only in ambulances. To show its seriousness on the movement of corpses, the council advised state governments to enact legislation for its effective compliance . The NCH which is the highest policy making body in the health sector reached the decision after a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Members of the council are the Minister of Health, the Minister of State for Health; state Health commissioners ; the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Federal Capital Territory , and the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health. As the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, briefed journalists on the outcome of the meeting, the World Health Organisation said it had approved the use of trial drugs such as the ZMapp serum by persons infected with the Ebola Virus Disease. Chukwu explained that the council deliberated extensively on strategies to contain the spread of the EVD beyond those who had primary contact with the late Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the virus to Nigeria. He said since it had been established that the disease could only be spread through contact with either the corpse of someone who died of the virus or anyone who became sick as result of the viral infection, necessary steps had to be taken . The minister added, “The corpses of all persons confirmed to have died of EVD must be buried according to WHO standard protocol. “Council further directed that the transport of corpses into Nigeria as well as inter-state transport be banned until further notice except with approved waivers that may be issued by the Federal Ministry of Health” To ensure immediate compliance with the ban, Chukwu briefed the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and the National Road Transport Owners on the council’s decisions. He told those whose vehicles ply international routes to demand medical reports from sick passengers before accepting to carry them to Nigeria. Chukwu added that corpses from other nations must have waivers from the FMW and must be carried in only ambulances. He said, “From today, don’t allow any sick person to enter your vehicle again except he or she produces a medical report which should contain the nature of the ailment and the fact that other passengers will not be infected. Only the dead and the sick can transmit the(Ebola) disease “Secondly, don’t carry any corpse unless you have the waiver which is obtainable only from the Federal Ministry of Health, duly signed by the Minister. So you must demand to see a waiver from anybody who may ask you to carry a dead person . “Find out from the ministry, the authenticity of the waiver in case you are in doubt. Without a waiver, we will not allow you to enter Nigeria and your vehicle will be impounded because Ebola disease is transmitted mainly by someone who died of the virus and infected persons .” The minister also advised drivers and owners of commercial vehicles to insist that passengers must henceforth fill correctly, their names, next of kins, phone numbers and their seat numbers in manifests. He said that a protocol officer who obliged the late Sawyer the use of his mobile telephone contacted the virus while 10 members of a family died of EVD in Sierra Leone after they had buried an infected person. Representatives of the two transport bodies, Ayoola Sadiku of NARTO and Alhaji Dansaki Sulaiman of the NURTW, pledged to convey the minister’s message to their members. They assured the minister of immediate compliance with the directives . Meanwhile, the NCH has urged the Nigerian Medical Association to suspend its strike and contribute to the ongoing response to the national health emergency. It directed state governments to institutionalise communication strategies to ensure mass awareness of the EVD. The council also wants particular attention to be paid to vulnerable groups such as market women and other women groups, patent medicine vendors, road transport workers, fishermen, hunters and bushmeat sellers, schoolchildren, morticians and mortuary attendants as well as traditional healers and faith based groups. It also noted that Emergency Operation Centres remained the responsibility of the Federal Government. In Geneva, Switzerland, WHO said on Tuesday that the approval for the use of the trial drugs was the most ethical thing to do considering the fact that Ebola had killed over 1,000 persons in West Africa in seven months. The global health body added in a statement released after scientists met to discuss the threat of the disease to humanity at its headquarters in Geneva on Monday, however, warned that there were very limited supplies of potential treatments for infected persons. The scientists also discussed how some protocols that pharmaceutical companies needed to go through before giving the drugs to patients could be waived. A WHO official, Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, said the medical experts voted overwhelmingly in support of giving the trial drugs to affected persons. The organisation noted that where experimental treatments were used, scientists must get the consent of the patient and the results of the treatment must be collated and shared among the medical community. The statement read ,”In the particular circumstances of this outbreak, and provided certain conditions are met, the panel reached consensus that it is ethical to offer unproven interventions with as yet unknown efficacy and adverse effects, as potential treatment or prevention.” The statement was however silent on who would bear the cost of the treatment. The Nigerian and Liberian governments had earlier requested that Zmapp, which was given to two American health workers infected with the Ebola virus be offered affected victims in their countries. However, there are only 12 doses of the serum, according to WHO. But in Lagos, doctors in public hospitals called on the state government to equip all its hospitals with adequate Personal Protective Equipment to prevent the spread of the virus . The doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild, said infection control equipment should not be limited to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba as any patient could present the disease in any other hospital in the state. Their Chairman, Dr. Biyi Kufo, said a news conference on Tuesday that adequate facilities would help to protect workers from contracting the virus. He said,“We are not sure there is adequate Personal Protective Equipment on ground from what we are gathering from our colleagues at the IDH. “It is the foot soldiers who feel the battle. We work in these facilities and we are aware of the situation on the ground. If adequate protective measures are put in place, doctors can treat patients without fear.” Abuja airport gets emergency response station The National Emergency Management Agency has deployed an emergency Response Intervention Vehicle and Mobile Intensive Care Unit ambulance in the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It said the deployment would enhance swift response to any emergency situation in the airport. The Director-General, NEMA, Mr. Sani Sidi, in a statement, said the action was in furtherance of the collaboration between the agency and stakeholders in the aviation sector for greater safety in the airports and its environs. Sidi, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Search and Rescue, Mr. Vincent Owan, said the newly acquired equipment would be jointly operated by officials of NEMA and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr. Saleh Dunoma, who was represented by the General Manager, North Central, Oluwole Osituyo, appreciated NEMA for deploying the equipment. Copyright PUNCH.All rights reserved 3 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by freshness2020: 6:12am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Omexonomy: 7:18am On Aug 13, 2014 |
So these people NUTRW and NARTO with half teeth and smelling body who are fond of beating drivers and conductors so as to part with some money are being recognise. It is well. I hope gbawe and mynd44 dully represent their unit. 3 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Mynd44: 7:30am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Omexonomy: So these people NUTRW and NARTO with half teeth and smelling body who are fond of beating drivers and conductors so as to part with some money are being recognise. It is well.You'd be surprised to learn that these people are considered very important to the politics and economy of this country. They are so important that their leaders have the ears of government at all levels as they provide services that is very important. You need to learn to think before posting bro. Too early for this 14 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by QMark: 7:31am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Those who die at the boundary of Lagos & Oyo in an accident on Lagos/Ibadan express way will be buried right there. [s]But that's bad news for Ebony Undertakers sha o. [/s] Nice development, but one more step is required - A ban on washing of corpses. I hear that's the highest recorded mode of transmission. Why on earth would I want soap wasted to get my corpse washed when I am still going down to get dirty? 6 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Firefire(m): 7:31am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Ok |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by nollyway(m): 7:32am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Chai!!! |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by borlarge(m): 7:32am On Aug 13, 2014 |
God help o.......chai |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by plainmirror(m): 7:33am On Aug 13, 2014 |
How many EVD topics will make FP this week. Aside public sensitization, it implants fear and panic aswell. 1 Like |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Nobody: 7:33am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Ebola on de run again...... |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by floranbee1(f): 7:33am On Aug 13, 2014 |
This country is in God's hands o 1 Like |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Nobody: 7:33am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Nice move, some peeps will rather pick holes in this policy than support it |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Sibrah: 7:34am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Good move, but what about people who have declared where they want to be buried to be in their remote village when they die? |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Vstuffs(m): 7:35am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Said that to the locals If Mr A give Mr B #20,000 to convey a corpse from lagos state to imo state Shey mr B no go collect money So let d Locals be aware of this... 1 Like |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by ifeelgood: 7:37am On Aug 13, 2014 |
South south, South east and south west should take note. |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by floranbee1(f): 7:38am On Aug 13, 2014 |
If this information is real,I hope it goes round quickly before more people get infected with the virus. |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by freshness2020: 7:38am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Sibrah: Good move, but what about people who have declared where they want to be buried to be in their remote village when they die?This would definitely be a case of "who lives in Rome, stays in Rome" The dead too will have no choice but to concur. 4 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by niclaus: 7:38am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Hmmmm see what Mr Sawyer did to us. But this movement will be difficult to monitor. How To Send Thousands Of SMS Completely FREE. http://www.freebulksms.com.ng/
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Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by alaladakosta(f): 7:40am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Sibrah: Good move, but what about people who have declared where they want to be buried to be in their remote village when they die? They will send messages to them in the spirit world that things has changed from how they left it 7 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Nobody: 7:41am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Good move by the FG. Fela was right after all.....dead body for Nigeria na double wahala. |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Nobody: 7:43am On Aug 13, 2014 |
.this is sewious. |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by freshness2020: 7:43am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Finally my Topic made Front Page. Thanks mod for recognising it.. 1 Like |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by lilprinze: 7:44am On Aug 13, 2014 |
9ce move atleast d spread and probability of contacting ebola would b reduced atleast dy would stp bringing all dose who hav died of ebola and dump dm in 9ja dy should bury dem in dere own country |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by freshness2020: 7:44am On Aug 13, 2014 |
lynpetra: Good move by the FG.The wahala no get part two... 4 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by omoadeleye(m): 7:46am On Aug 13, 2014 |
this storry too plenty untop one point oo |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Nobody: 7:46am On Aug 13, 2014 |
This is just plainly silly. Will they have the corpse tested first or just make such stupeed pronouncement? Medicine after death as usual. They should have been proactive before it came and not after it came they now want to use a sledge hammer to kill an ant. Since the outbreak in April 2014 killed more than 90 people in Guinea and Liberia, with another suspected case reported in Mali. Ghana stepped up its health surveillance on its borders with Togo, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. It trained port and border workers to detect signs of the disease, set up a national committee, restocked testing equipment and established a telephone hotline. That is what good countries do. What did Nigeria do? Nothing. Nigeria will wait until it is too late before it starts throwing money at the issue so there will be enough to steal ahead of election. How did Sawyer pass through checks at the Airport without being singled out? Liebaran Maku the Disinformation minster said this couple of months a go "Citizens are reassured that there is no Ebola fever in the country and all the checks so far undertaken declare clearly that we don't have it. Yes, there are some cases in two or three West African countries but the ministry has assured that should there be anything like that within our boundary it will be quickly tackled," he said. Speaking at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, the ministry said the council was briefed by the health ministry on the disease. "The FEC was briefed by the Federal Ministry of Health on the alleged outbreak of Ebola virus in Nigeria. FEC was informed that the health ministry experts, within the week, checked out the reports of purported outbreak of the disease and found none to be true," Maku said. We just have to feel sorry for ourselves cos we have incompetent leaders at the top 5 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Jeezuzpick(m): 7:47am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Sucks to be bereaved right now...... But are all corpses in Nigeria Ebola corpses? What of those who died before the outbreak and have been marinating in the morgue waiting for their relatives' economy to improve? ( ) This is a recipe for issues. 1 Like |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Gidihub: 7:48am On Aug 13, 2014 |
good |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Nobody: 7:49am On Aug 13, 2014 |
Whether Ebola likes it or not, it will soon be a past tense! this crazy virus has denied people their normal lives. Now we live in uncertainty. 5 Likes |
Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Dexema(m): 7:49am On Aug 13, 2014 |
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Re: Ebola: FG Bans Inter-state Movement Ofcorpses by Nobody: 7:51am On Aug 13, 2014 |
See watin ebola do cause, if u dey alive and ebola catch u,na problem,if you die too na problem if them won bury u too na problem....watin human go do..... Nawah for this ebola ooo 3 Likes |
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