The State Commissioner for Health, Dr.
Sampson Parker, expressed gratitude to the President for fulfilling his
promise and assistance in tackling the dreaded disease.
Parker explained that though the state
had won the battle against Ebola, the war against the disease was not
yet over, adding that the existence of the disease in Liberia and Sierra
Leone was still a risk to other countries.
“We thank President Jonathan for
graciously releasing the N200m he promised to give to the state to
assist us in tackling Ebola. We have received the money.
“Ebola was still ravaging Liberia,
Sierra Leone and Guinea. With what we are hearing that is happening in
other parts of the world, the ocean cannot stop EVD from travelling.”
“So, we have to redouble our efforts
this time around in the areas of vigilance, surveillance and monitoring.
Our treatment centre here is still open. The operations centre is still
on. Surveillance is still going on. Point of entry are still been
monitored. Screening is still going on,” he added.
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