Nigeria’s Minister of Health,
Onyebuchi Chukwu’s spokesperson,
Dan Nwomeh, in a statement said,
the founder of the foundation, Atedo
Peterside, informed the ministry that
all private hospitals affected by the
outbreak would receive N100, 000
per bed space. The statement said
Mr. Peterside disclosed that First
Consultant Hospital would be the
first beneficiary of the foundation’s
donation. The hospital will receive N4 million since it has 40 bed
spaces.
Nigeria recorded its first Ebola case
on July 20 when Liberian-American,
Patrick Sawyer, came with the
disease into Lagos. Mr. Sawyer died
at First Consultant Hospital,
Obalende, Lagos on July 24. So far,
12 people have tested positive to the
deadly disease out of which five have
died, including the Mr. Sawyer. Five
others were discharged while the
other two people are already
responding to treatment.