Lagos State Govt. Set To Send Health Workers To Sierra Leone To Help Fight Ebola!
Lagos
Gov., said although Nigeria was, as of now, free from the disease,
there was still the risk of new infections from cross-border movements.
He, therefore, said the state’s planned mission to Sierra Leone was not
only to assist the country to overcome the great health challenge, but
also reduce the risk of the disease to countries within the sub-region.
In his words;
"Lagos
is free from Ebola, Nigeria is free from Ebola. But that does not mean
there cannot be another case. For as long as people are moving from
countries to countries, the risk of infections is still there. That is
why I appeal to the Federal Government to continue to scrutinise people
travelling into Nigeria from land, sea and air from regions where the
problem is still ravaging.
That
is why some of the things the commissioner for health will be
announcing very soon is the arrangements we are making to send some of
our health workers and volunteers to go and help out in Sierra Leone.
That is the only way we, the whole of Africa and the World can be safe."