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by Jude Owuamanam
Plateau
state government is to kit all health workers in its employment as a
way of checking the spread of the dreadly Ebola virus.
State Commissioner for information and Communication, Mrs. Olivia Dazyam, said that the measure is also to ensure the safety of health workers and gain their confidence to do their job.
Dazyam told newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting in Jos that the issue of the spread of the virus was extensively discussed and measures to contain the spread are being mapped out.
She said that a committee has been set up to monitor the situation and report all sicknesses that manifests the Ebola symptoms with the assistance and cooperation of various health institutions.
The commissioner said that all facilities in government hospitals would be constantly fumigated to ensure that the environment is clean.
She said, “Coupled with the sensitization programmes going on, the government has gone a step further to kit all health workers in all government hospitals to prevent the spread of the virus, even though we have no case here, we don’t want to have it before we do anything.”
Dazyam advised the residents to adhere to all instructions pertaining to the Ebola scare and avoid being infected.
Our correspondent who went round some government hospitals in Jos observed that health workers were very careful in attending to patients.
A nurse, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said that though she was trained for the job, she has to be extra careful because the virus has no cure for now.
State Commissioner for information and Communication, Mrs. Olivia Dazyam, said that the measure is also to ensure the safety of health workers and gain their confidence to do their job.
Dazyam told newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting in Jos that the issue of the spread of the virus was extensively discussed and measures to contain the spread are being mapped out.
She said that a committee has been set up to monitor the situation and report all sicknesses that manifests the Ebola symptoms with the assistance and cooperation of various health institutions.
The commissioner said that all facilities in government hospitals would be constantly fumigated to ensure that the environment is clean.
She said, “Coupled with the sensitization programmes going on, the government has gone a step further to kit all health workers in all government hospitals to prevent the spread of the virus, even though we have no case here, we don’t want to have it before we do anything.”
Dazyam advised the residents to adhere to all instructions pertaining to the Ebola scare and avoid being infected.
Our correspondent who went round some government hospitals in Jos observed that health workers were very careful in attending to patients.
A nurse, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said that though she was trained for the job, she has to be extra careful because the virus has no cure for now.
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