Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,143,506 members, 7,781,557 topics. Date: Friday, 29 March 2024 at 04:58 PM

Nigeria Announces Containment Of Ebola, 2 More Discharged, Last Patient Stable - Health - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Health / Nigeria Announces Containment Of Ebola, 2 More Discharged, Last Patient Stable (590 Views)

Ebola Containment: A Rare Piece Of Good News From Nigeria / Four More Ebola Patients Discharged In Nigeria / Bagco Body Bags For Ebola Containment (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply)

Nigeria Announces Containment Of Ebola, 2 More Discharged, Last Patient Stable by tspun(m): 6:11pm On Aug 26, 2014
The Federal Government of Nigeria has
announced the containment of the dreaded
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

The Honourable
Minister for Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu
made the statement during a media briefing
on Tuesday.
According to a statement by Dan Nwomeh,
Special Assistant on Media and
Communication to the Minister, Nigeria has
had thirteen (13) cases of EVD including the
index case.

Read the full statement Below:
Today is the 38th day since the Ebola Virus
Disease was imported into Nigeria by a
Liberian-American.
As of today, 26th August, 2014, Nigeria has
had thirteen (13) cases of EVD including the
index case.
Of these thirteen (13), five (5), including the
index case unfortunately did not survive the
disease and are now late.
However, seven (7) of the infected persons
were successfully managed at the Isolation
ward in Lagos and have been discharged
home.
Two (2) of treated patients, a male doctor
and a female nurse were discharged
yesterday evening, 25th August, 2014
having satisfied the criteria for discharge.
As I speak to you, Nigeria has only one
confirmed case of EVD, a secondary contact
of Mr. Patrick Sawyer’s and spouse of one of
the physicians who participated in the
management of the index case. She is stable
but still on treatment at the Isolation ward
in Lagos.
So far, all the reported cases of the EVD in
Nigeria have their root in the index case, the
late Mr. Patrick Sawyer.

This is an indication
that, thus far, Nigeria has contained the
disease outbreak.
I wish to reassure Nigerians and indeed the
global community that the Government shall
remain vigilant and will not relent as
Government continues to work with her
partners to ensure that the disease is kept
out of the country.
www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/nigeria-announces-containment-ebola-2-discharged-last-patient-stable/

(1) (Reply)

GOOD NEWS: Ebola Drug Passes Early Test / ICSL Is Hiring "Patient Transporter" / Advice For Tall Growing

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 6
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.