In efforts to put an end to Ebola Virus Disease
spread in the world, the Lagos State Governor,
Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Sunday
announced that it was finalising arrangements
to deploy some health workers who helped in
containing the virus in the state to Sierra
Leone.
Governor Fashola stated this in Ikeja while
speaking at a programme to commemorate the
2,700 Days of his administration in office.
The governor said the health workers were to
replicate the state’s virus containment
strategies in the Sierra-leone with a view to
assisting the Ebola-hit country overcome the
health crisis.
Fashola said although Nigeria was, as of now,
free from the disease, there was still the risk
of new infections from cross-border
movements.
“Lagos is free from Ebola, Nigeria is free from
Ebola. But that does not mean there cannot be
another case. For as long as people are
moving from countries to countries ,the risk
of infections is still there.
"That is why I appeal to the Federal
Government to continue to scrutinise people
travelling into Nigeria from land,sea and air
from regions where the problem is still
ravaging.
“That is why some of the things the
commissioner for health will be announcing
very soon is the arrangements we are making
to send some of our health workers and
volunteers to go and help out in Sierra Leone.
“That is the only way we ,the whole of Africa
and the World can be safe.”
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