NGF: States working with federal government, others to control Lassa fever
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it is working with the Federal Ministry of Health and other agencies to intensify efforts to
control Lassa Fever in the country, as well, prevent any case of the Coronavirus in the country.
NGF Chairman and Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the forum’s meeting held on Wednesday night in Abuja.
Fayemi said that the forum at the meeting received updates on Lassa fever epidemic and the “coronavirus”, killing people in Chinese and it spreading to other parts of the world.
“The Forum received an update from the NGF Secretariat on Health priorities for the year 2020, including the implementation of the Seattle Commitment signed by the Forum at a two-day High-Level Roundtable on Primary Health Care and Human Capital Development convened in November. 2019 (by Aliko Dangote and the Bill and Melinda Gates).
“On the Lassa fever, we recorded cases in one or two states, Ondo in the South West and Kano in the North.
“I believe all our states are taking precautionary measures to address this in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Centre for disease control (NCDC).
“We are working to ensure that this does not spread any further than they have at the moment,” Fayemi said.
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