The Federal Government has directed well being services throughout the nation to strengthen their isolation centres and make sure the availability of protective equipment and medical provides as a part of measures to forestall and handle any doable outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD.
The Deputy Head of Clinical Services on the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State, Dr Yunus Mohammed Eze, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen.
He mentioned the directive, issued by the Federal Ministry of Health, required hospitals to put emergency response measures in place to guarantee early detection, isolation and administration of suspected Ebola instances.
According to him, FMC Birnin Kudu has complied with the directive by strengthening its isolation unit and inserting healthcare employees on alert.
”The Federal Government, by the Ministry of Health, communicated with well being services throughout the nation and directed them to prepare their isolation items and be sure that all the things required to defend healthcare employees and handle affected sufferers was obtainable,” he mentioned.
”We obtained the directive, and the administration instantly swung into motion. Our isolation unit was strengthened, and we’re ready to isolate any suspected case and make referrals the place obligatory.”
He defined that the hospital had additionally made preparations to refer suspected or confirmed instances to designated therapy centres at any time when obligatory.
Speaking on public consciousness, Eze mentioned the hospital had intensified well being schooling by its Infectious Diseases Unit and Community Medicine Unit to sensitise residents on infectious ailments and preventive measures.
He added that the hospital was collaborating with the Jigawa State Media Corporation to educate members of the general public on illness prevention and the significance of early reporting of suspected instances.
The medical professional additional defined that healthcare professionals recurrently educate sufferers and guests to the hospital, encouraging them to share the knowledge with their households and communities.
