Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Lagos State Government health officials, and Port Health Services have reinforced measures to prevent the importation and spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) through the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, following a joint inspection of the airport’s preparedness facilities.
The inspection was conducted to assess the airport’s readiness to detect, monitor, and respond to any potential Ebola threat, particularly in light of recent developments surrounding the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The exercise brought together key stakeholders from the health and aviation sectors, including the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akinola Abayomi; MMIA Airport Manager, Olatokunbo Arewa; General Manager, Aviation Medical, FAAN, Ibrahim Bilikisu; the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dayo Lajide; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Kemi Ogunyemi; and the State Epidemiologist, Ismail Abdus-Salam, among others.
Speaking during the inspection, Mr Abayomi commended FAAN and other stakeholders for their swift response to developments relating to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and the proactive preventive measures already in place at the airport.
