250 Nigerian Health Professionals Deployed to the Ebola Afected Countries

 

About two hundred and fifty health volunteers from Nigeria to be deployed to Ebola affected countries under the framework of the African Union Support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA), have commenced pre deployment training as part of the protocol before deployment. The contingent was assembled by the Federal Government of Nigeria in response to the appeal made by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma in October for Member States to contribute health personnel to join the fight against Ebola.

The team, comprising medical doctors, nurses and other medical and paramedical personnel and epidemiologists will depart for the affected region on Thursday this week. On arrival the team will also undergo two weeks of intensive training before deployment.

In response, the Lagos State Commissioner of Health Dr. Jide Idris praised the courage of the volunteers and pointed out that Nigeria was glad to share its experience with sister African on how to stop Ebola. He however pointed out that
we contained Ebola in Nigeria but Africa is not yet out of the woods… Nigeria fully supports the AU drive to fight Ebola on the continent.
Other speakers including the River State `Commissioner of Health Dr. Sampson Parker and the Director of the National Centre for Disease Control Professor Abdul Salami Nasidi expressed optimism that with concerted efforts Ebola can be defeated. 

The Union’s goal is to send more than 1000 health workers before Christmas.

Aliko Dangote president of Dangote group and richest man in Africa, one of the major sponsors of the initiative shared his appreciation of the volunteers on his twitter handle.


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