The Federal Government on Wednesday assured Nigerians that there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola virus disease in the country, saying measures have been activated to strengthen national preparedness and response systems.
Also, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria assured travellers and stakeholders that stringent preventive measures have been activated across international airports following renewed concerns over the Ebola virus disease outbreak.
The reassurance followed recent reports of Ebola outbreaks in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, said the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Port Health Services and other relevant agencies, was closely monitoring the situation in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and regional health authorities.
Pate, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, said Nigeria had activated enhanced preparedness measures to strengthen surveillance, early detection and rapid response mechanisms aimed at protecting public health.
