The Kano State Centre for Disease Control has conducted a simulation exercise for health workers to test the state’s preparedness and response to a possible Ebola outbreak.
The KNCDC Director-General, Prof. Muhammad Abbas, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Sunday.
“We have conducted what is known as a simulation exercise, which is a practical rehearsal of how we would respond if such an incident occurred.
“We simulated the process from the airport or the state’s border, demonstrating how a patient would be transported all the way to Yar Gaya Isolation Centre.
“Sometimes, when such incidents occur, personnel who are unfamiliar with the procedures may become confused. That is why we conduct these training exercises regularly,” Abbas said.
He said that after receiving information from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the Kano centre mobilised and visited relevant facilities and locations.
“On the 20th of this month, after receiving
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