
The Nigerian government has designated the General Hospital in Kuje area of the capital city Abuja, as Isolation Center in case of Ebola-infected persons, a top health official said on Monday.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Bala Mohammed made this known during a high powered stakeholder's interactive forum in Abuja.
Mohammed also inaugurated 25-man committee to work out modalities for responding to the threat of Ebola virus and create awareness on the nature and symptoms of the virus.
He said the hospital was chosen because it would be easy for the people of the FCT to access it.
He said a ward would be designated in the hospital where the people could be quarantined and be on surveillance, among others.
He said adequate infrastructure and equipment would be put in place to manage affected persons and guard against the spread of the virus.
The minister advised the six area council chairmen to sensitize their people on routine cleaning and disinfecting their hands at all times.
Also, Rui Jaz, World Health Organization Country Representative, said the organization would support the administration in its plans to curtail the disease.
Jaz said it was untrue that bitter kola could cure the disease as speculated, adding that it had not been proven by scientists.
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