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 means of the Federal Ministry of Health, required hospitals to put emergency response measures in place to guarantee early detection, isolation and administration of suspected Ebola circumstances.
According to him, FMC Birnin Kudu has complied with the directive by strengthening its isolation unit and inserting healthcare staff on alert.
”The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health, communicated with health facilities across the country and directed them to prepare their isolation units and ensure that everything required to protect healthcare workers and manage affected patients was available,” he mentioned.
”We received the directive, and the management immediately swung into action. Our isolation unit was strengthened, and we are prepared to isolate any suspected case and make referrals where necessary.”
He defined that the hospital had additionally made preparations to refer suspected or confirmed circumstances to designated remedy centres each time obligatory.
Speaking on public consciousness, Eze mentioned the hospital had intensified well being schooling by means of its Infectious Diseases Unit and Community Medicine Unit to sensitise residents on infectious illnesses 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 circumstances.
The medical knowledgeable additional defined that healthcare professionals recurrently educate sufferers and guests to the hospital, encouraging them to share the data with their households and communities.
