The Kwara State Government has intensified efforts to strengthen Ebola preparedness and response systems across the state through a sensitisation meeting organised for point-of-entry officials.
The sensitisation, conducted by the State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Press Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Health, Saad Hamdalat, in Ilorin.
The meeting brought together Port Health Officers, Immigration Officers, the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, as well as development partners including the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and other supporting agencies.
Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Health, Dr Taoheed Abdullahi, said the government remained committed to preventing the importation and spread of Ebola into the state.
He said, “The Kwara State Government is committed to ensuring that Ebola and other infectious diseases do not find their way into our
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