Lassa fever has killed two people, an Assistant Chief Nursing Officer and a Mortuary Attendant in Ogun State.
The death of two health officers of
the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abeokuta was recorded on Monday as
the state government said it had taken steps
to create an Isolation Centre to cater for
cases of Lassa fever.
the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abeokuta was recorded on Monday as
the state government said it had taken steps
to create an Isolation Centre to cater for
cases of Lassa fever.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Babatunde
Ipaye, said this while speaking with newsmen
on Tuesday in Abeokuta.
Ipaye, said this while speaking with newsmen
on Tuesday in Abeokuta.
The commissioner said the ministry in
collaboration with FMC, would quickly set up
an Isolation Centre at the premises to attend
to emergencies of such.
collaboration with FMC, would quickly set up
an Isolation Centre at the premises to attend
to emergencies of such.
“We are going to immediately create an
Isolation Centre here at FMC to cater for
unexpected cases and emergency on public
health issues like Lassa fever to include other
communicable diseases.
Isolation Centre here at FMC to cater for
unexpected cases and emergency on public
health issues like Lassa fever to include other
communicable diseases.
“We have also sent officers out to confirm
the root cause of the cases,’’ the
commissioner said.
the root cause of the cases,’’ the
commissioner said.
Ipaye said a continuous sensitization “is
ongoing on the need for the public to keep
maintaining a high sense of medical and
personal hygiene’’.
ongoing on the need for the public to keep
maintaining a high sense of medical and
personal hygiene’’.
“We need to get rid of rats in and around the
house and ensure all food stuff are well
covered at all times and constant hand
washing,’’ he said.
house and ensure all food stuff are well
covered at all times and constant hand
washing,’’ he said.
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