₦airaland Forum

Lwkmd!!!...hatred and blames cannot lead to anything positive...although its kinda necessary ,we just need to put our heads togeda and clean up our mess...cus rats no dey ASO ROCK ooo!...#saynotoLASSA

Lanretoye:
who be this one self?...you can't just be talking with ur as**ole instead of ur mouth.

I think we should just leave the past and focus on TODAY...LASSA fever must go...

joliyp:
the other guy tho...

which guy?

only in African dat people don't rest even after death,they still work as Ancestors or gods,busy eating kola nuts,demanding schnapps and fowls

If USA was Nigeria, today's headlines will read: •Don't celebrate yet, Romney tells Obama (TELL magazine) •Concede defeat, Obama urges Romney (Punch newspaper) • 20 opposition cadres riot (The Sun newspaper) • Romney Demands Vote Recount (Vanguard newspaper) • Elections rigged (Guardian newspaper) • No evidence of manipulation (NTA news) • The Church declares elections free and fair (News Line) • There will be violence if we lose; Romney declares (LTV 8 news) • Election results for Arizona awaited (Channels news) • Trucks with suspected ballot papers crosses into USA from Mexico (Tribune newspaper) • Romney is an opportunist - Go back to your farm (AIT news) • I will not accept results, Romney tells Obama (STV news) • McCain heads to Election Petition Tribunal (MITV) • White Majority rejects results (PM News) • EXPOSED: How Romney Lost US Election Due To Alleged Sex Scandal With Mistress (Nigeriafilms.com) • Kenyan Big Boy Senator Obama Throws Lavish Party to celebrate Election Victory (City People) • Free for all fight at Obama rally in Grant Park (Channels TV) • Northern elders, Arewa and Sultan rejects results (ThisDay) • Republicans and Democrats supporters clash in Ketu and Ajangbadi, 14 dead, Romney threatens more heads will roll. (Sahara Reports) • The people behind Obama's victory: True story uncovered (Newswatch) • Ope baje fun Romney, ijoba te siwaju lowo arakunrin dudu Obama, gidi gidi ba oyinbo....(Alaroye Newspaper) Funny.

grafikii:
Do you illitrates know there was a break out of lassa fever last year, 2014 and in more deadlier spread in 2012?

www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29868394

sunnewsonline.com/new/8-doctors-4-nurses-others-contract-lassa-fever-in-ebonyi/

www.360nobs.com/2014/10/oyo-state-reports-outbreak-of-lassa-fever/

it actually broke out first in 1969 in borno state

Lanretoye:
Which ebola,what did he do about it?.me man, say LASG's ebola vs PMB's lassa.

PMB needs to put more efforts on eradicating LASSA fever !

Pidggin:
Zombies say GEJ was clueless yet Ebola was managed effectively with only a few lives lost, as for PMB, i still do not understand how a former army general cannot defeat an army of rats that have been killing his citizens.

who knows Maybe he's musophobic...

kelvee:
At the time of writing this essay, Nigeria has lost 44 of her
citizens to the dreaded Lassa Fever which like the equally
dreaded Ebola Virus Disease is a haemorrhagic fever that
spreads easily from one person to another even at the
slightest of contacts. The two diseases need a
comprehensive action plan involving the people and
relevant agencies, local and international, as led and
mobilised by government who deploys all resources
necessary, be it human, cash and material, to tackle the
menace headlong before it ravages the citizenry. That the
disease has claimed 44 lives already within a short period of
time shows how deadly it can be.
The Ebola virus which caused a worldwide stir in 2014 and
claimed about 11, 000 lives in West Africa alone when the
epidemic occurred that year, can be considered to be more
fearsome because of the number of casualties it claims per
occurrence and its rapid spread to even Europe and the US
which also lost some seven citizens together in the
outbreak.
However, with all its threats and spread; with all its fame for
defying medicine, the then government of Presdient
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan rose up to the occasion and
confronted that monster with total commitment and
vigour, mobilising government agencies, personnel and
other resources; sensitising schools, offices, churches/
mosques etc while equipping hospitals and other public
places with anti-Ebola kits and releasing the sum of
N200million each to Lagos and Rivers States which had
reported cases of the disease then despite the states being
led by APC, the then opposition party, the disease could not
do much damage to Nigeria contrary to genuine fears and
worry expressed by the international community then.
Although outbreak of the disease was reported in West
Africa, precisely Guinea, in March 2014, it did not give the
world much concern until it was brought into Nigeria by a
Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer. The moment the Ebola
disease found its way into Nigeria, the alarm bell was rung
all over the world because of Nigeria’s population and her
lack of expertise to handle such an outbreak. However, with
President Jonathan’s commitment, drive and patriotic
approach to the fight against the disease, Nigeria managed
to still eventually lose seven of her dear citizens while
Europe lost three and the US lost 4. However, Liberia has
lost 4,809, Guinea lost 2,536 and Sierra Leone lost 3,955.
Even the World Health Organisation (WHO) commended “…
the Nigerian Government’s strong leadership and effective
coordination of the response that included the rapid
establishment of an Emergency Operations Centre… strong
public awareness campaigns, teamed with early
engagement of traditional, religious and community
leaders, also played a key role in successful containment of
this outbreak”, hence, Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on
October 20, 2014, exactly just three months after the first
reported case. Thereafter, Nigeria had the luxury of even
sending health workers to other sister African nations
affected by the disease to assist them combat it.
Furthermore, the WHO Country Director in Abuja, Dr. Rui
Gama Vaz, described Nigeria’s exemplary handling of the
outbreak as a “spectacular success story.” It was, indeed, a
commendable achievement.
In spite of all these achievements and accolades poured on
Nigeria then for this rare feat, the All Progressives Congress
(APC), the then major opposition party, tried several times
to politicise the issue and distract the Jonathan
administration from focusing on tackling the disease
headlong so they could use it as one of their campaign
issues against the then president, an issue which resulted in
the PDP and Jonathan chiding the APC on different
occasions for politicising what would have been a national
disaster on all citizens irrespective of party affiliation, ethnic
background or religious leaning but for government efforts.
Fast forward to 2016, and with the outbreak of the Lassa
Fever which was officially declared by the federal
government in January 2016, despite the Minister of Health
saying it has been with us for 6 weeks (as at 8 of January,
2016), yet, the Lassa fever has killed 44 Nigerians as at
January 18, and distracted by the so-called corruption cases
deliberately churned up by the authorities as a decoy to
parry the attention of Nigerians from other urgent national
matters, Nigerians do not seem to be asking questions as to
why the high fatalities within such a short period of time.
With the death toll of Lassa fever reaching 44 and the
possibility of it climbing higher, one can only thank God that
Buhari and his party, APC, were not in power when Nigeria
and indeed West Africa suffered the Ebola outbreak. It
would have been a monumental disaster.
It is sickening, smacks of gross incompetence and a display
of high level of crass irresponsibility on the part of our
government of the day to be talking about setting up a
National Action Committee to tackle the outbreak nearly
three weeks after its emergence was officially declared. The
Action Committee would be inaugurated at an Emergency
National Council on Health meeting. The question is, what is
“emergency” about calling a council meeting over a disease
that has been allowed to ravage citizens for so long? Why
did it have to take the intervention of the Senate via its
committee on health for the Buhari administration to be
talking of a council meeting to tackle the fever? Why did we
have to wait for 44 of our citizens to die before action is
being taken? Under Jonathan, Ebola could only spread to
three states of Lagos, Enugu and Rivers before it was
effectively contained. Why did we have to now wait for this
Lassa fever to spread to 10 states before waking up from
our slumber?
Surely, there is a lax attitude from this government towards
the wellbeing of its citizens. It is obvious this government
lacks any action plan for its citizens whether in health,
employment, economy, education, social welfare,
infrastructure etc.
When compared to the progress made under the Jonathan
administration and the commendations the country
received from all over the world with regard to the dogged
fight put up against Ebola disease, one would have thought
that Nigeria should only improve on that in tackling any
disease of similar trait. But with the Lassa fever saga, it has
become obvious, and another incontrovertible proof that
the “Change” promised Nigerians during the campaigns is
nothing but a change for the worse.
Lastly, in the interest of the nation and fellow citizens, I will
advise the Buhari administration and the APC to eat the
humble pie and approach the PDP for advice on how best
to tackle this latest disease before it ravages all of us, and as
a responsible and patriotic party, I will also strongly advise
the PDP not to withhold any information and or resources
from APC when they are approached for advice and
expertise. This country belongs to all of us and we must see
to it that our citizens are defended stoutly against any
disease, no matter how deadly!

presido buhari's constituency is lagging behind nd needs external advice

At the time of writing this essay, Nigeria has lost 44 of her citizens to the dreaded Lassa Fever which like the equally dreaded Ebola Virus Disease is a haemorrhagic fever that spreads easily from one person to another even at the slightest of contacts. The two diseases need a comprehensive action plan involving the people and relevant agencies, local and international, as led and mobilised by government who deploys all resources necessary, be it human, cash and material, to tackle the menace headlong before it ravages the citizenry. That the disease has claimed 44 lives already within a short period of time shows how deadly it can be. The Ebola virus which caused a worldwide stir in 2014 and claimed about 11, 000 lives in West Africa alone when the epidemic occurred that year, can be considered to be more fearsome because of the number of casualties it claims per occurrence and its rapid spread to even Europe and the US which also lost some seven citizens together in the outbreak. However, with all its threats and spread; with all its fame for defying medicine, the then government of Presdient Goodluck Ebele Jonathan rose up to the occasion and confronted that monster with total commitment and vigour, mobilising government agencies, personnel and other resources; sensitising schools, offices, churches/ mosques etc while equipping hospitals and other public places with anti-Ebola kits and releasing the sum of N200million each to Lagos and Rivers States which had reported cases of the disease then despite the states being led by APC, the then opposition party, the disease could not do much damage to Nigeria contrary to genuine fears and worry expressed by the international community then. Although outbreak of the disease was reported in West Africa, precisely Guinea, in March 2014, it did not give the world much concern until it was brought into Nigeria by a Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer. The moment the Ebola disease found its way into Nigeria, the alarm bell was rung all over the world because of Nigeria’s population and her lack of expertise to handle such an outbreak. However, with President Jonathan’s commitment, drive and patriotic approach to the fight against the disease, Nigeria managed to still eventually lose seven of her dear citizens while Europe lost three and the US lost 4. However, Liberia has lost 4,809, Guinea lost 2,536 and Sierra Leone lost 3,955. Even the World Health Organisation (WHO) commended “… the Nigerian Government’s strong leadership and effective coordination of the response that included the rapid establishment of an Emergency Operations Centre… strong public awareness campaigns, teamed with early engagement of traditional, religious and community leaders, also played a key role in successful containment of this outbreak”, hence, Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on October 20, 2014, exactly just three months after the first reported case. Thereafter, Nigeria had the luxury of even sending health workers to other sister African nations affected by the disease to assist them combat it. Furthermore, the WHO Country Director in Abuja, Dr. Rui Gama Vaz, described Nigeria’s exemplary handling of the outbreak as a “spectacular success story.” It was, indeed, a commendable achievement. In spite of all these achievements and accolades poured on Nigeria then for this rare feat, the All Progressives Congress (APC), the then major opposition party, tried several times to politicise the issue and distract the Jonathan administration from focusing on tackling the disease headlong so they could use it as one of their campaign issues against the then president, an issue which resulted in the PDP and Jonathan chiding the APC on different occasions for politicising what would have been a national disaster on all citizens irrespective of party affiliation, ethnic background or religious leaning but for government efforts. Fast forward to 2016, and with the outbreak of the Lassa Fever which was officially declared by the federal government in January 2016, despite the Minister of Health saying it has been with us for 6 weeks (as at 8 of January, 2016), yet, the Lassa fever has killed 44 Nigerians as at January 18, and distracted by the so-called corruption cases deliberately churned up by the authorities as a decoy to parry the attention of Nigerians from other urgent national matters, Nigerians do not seem to be asking questions as to why the high fatalities within such a short period of time. With the death toll of Lassa fever reaching 44 and the possibility of it climbing higher, one can only thank God that Buhari and his party, APC, were not in power when Nigeria and indeed West Africa suffered the Ebola outbreak. It would have been a monumental disaster. It is sickening, smacks of gross incompetence and a display of high level of crass irresponsibility on the part of our government of the day to be talking about setting up a National Action Committee to tackle the outbreak nearly three weeks after its emergence was officially declared. The Action Committee would be inaugurated at an Emergency National Council on Health meeting. The question is, what is “emergency” about calling a council meeting over a disease that has been allowed to ravage citizens for so long? Why did it have to take the intervention of the Senate via its committee on health for the Buhari administration to be talking of a council meeting to tackle the fever? Why did we have to wait for 44 of our citizens to die before action is being taken? Under Jonathan, Ebola could only spread to three states of Lagos, Enugu and Rivers before it was effectively contained. Why did we have to now wait for this Lassa fever to spread to 10 states before waking up from our slumber? Surely, there is a lax attitude from this government towards the wellbeing of its citizens. It is obvious this government lacks any action plan for its citizens whether in health, employment, economy, education, social welfare, infrastructure etc. When compared to the progress made under the Jonathan administration and the commendations the country received from all over the world with regard to the dogged fight put up against Ebola disease, one would have thought that Nigeria should only improve on that in tackling any disease of similar trait. But with the Lassa fever saga, it has become obvious, and another incontrovertible proof that the “Change” promised Nigerians during the campaigns is nothing but a change for the worse. Lastly, in the interest of the nation and fellow citizens, I will advise the Buhari administration and the APC to eat the humble pie and approach the PDP for advice on how best to tackle this latest disease before it ravages all of us, and as a responsible and patriotic party, I will also strongly advise the PDP not to withhold any information and or resources from APC when they are approached for advice and expertise. This country belongs to all of us and we must see to it that our citizens are defended stoutly against any disease, no matter how deadly!

Can someone tell me wat neymar jnr is thinking As ronaldo shakes Mrs messis hands...

Can never forget those days sha..

Well na just one thing I notice... U sef dey bench /watta resemblance!!!

[color=#000099][/color]. When I heard I was like O.M.G!!!...finally d rats have communed with their air predecessors 'the BATS' ..but its clear that the rats want to bite the hands that feed them or rather chop off the hands that feeds Dem ...my question is still...how on earth do rats survive with such virus in Dem ...well dats not wat I wanna state ...3 GBOSAS to all naija citizens joor...when ebola arrived Nigeria via flight hmmm!!! Fear was the frontier..then came the ebola greetings ,the salt remedy ...a lotta safety measures actually ,fortunately we successfully chased it out wifout T-fare now I just pity all d jerries in Nigeria the LASSA rats I mean ,they can't and wouldn't last in Nigeria...although they occupy 90% houses in Nigeria and 80% in lagos...chai!!! An average lagosian would wash d dishes and rats would dry d dishes ...pls my fellow nairalanders ''..'' say NO TO RAtS!!!

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doses.
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effects of any herbal medication depend on the drug in
question, many have fewer side effects than conventional
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There is a choice on how to use them – Medicinal
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kind of herb that is to be used. Some herbs can be mixed
with food. Some can be made into tea, and there are
some that are available in capsule or tablet form.
They are good for more than one condition –
Most prescriptive drugs are designed for one specific
health problem. By contrast, many herbal medicine act on
several parts of the body at once. For example Ginko
(Ginko biloba) is good for circulatory disorders, but it also
helps enhance memory.
;DAs senator Ben Murray Bruce would state after his presentations ,'I just want to make common sense' BENEFIT
Using medicinal herbs can sometimes be better than using
medical drugs. Here are some reasons why medicinal herbs
are better.
They cost less – The rising cost of prescription drugs
have led the people to look for alternatives. While
medicinal herbs may not be as strong or as fast acting as
conventional medicine, there is a growing body of
scientific evidence that shows their efficacy and in what
doses.
They may have fewer side effects – While the side
effects of any herbal medication depend on the drug in
question, many have fewer side effects than conventional
medicine.
There is a choice on how to use them – Medicinal
herbs can be used in a variety of ways, depending on the
kind of herb that is to be used. Some herbs can be mixed
with food. Some can be made into tea, and there are
some that are available in capsule or tablet form.
They are good for more than one condition –
Most prescriptive drugs are designed for one specific
health problem. By contrast, many herbal medicine act on
several parts of the body at once. For example Ginko
(Ginko biloba) is good for circulatory disorders, but it also
helps enhance memory.
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