ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT PROACTIVE AGAINST EBOLA.

As part of pro-active measures to contain the possible outbreak of the pandemic Ebola disease wrecking havoc in some West African countries, Abia State Government says it has designated some hospital wards across the state to handle patients with symptoms related to the ailment.

Fielding questions from journalists yesterday in Umuahia at the commencement of this year’s World breastfeeding week, Commissioner for Health, Okechukwu Ogah, said the Ministry had put all hospitals in the state on red alert over the deadly disease.

He said although no case of Ebola had been reported in the state, the adminsitration was not leaving anything to chance as it had also

commenced intensive public. sensitisation on both the dangers and preventive measures to keep the disease off the shores of the state.

Ogah appealed to residents not to panic but watch out for the symptoms of the ailment and promptly report any case of such for rapid intervention to prevent escalation.