In a bid to prevent and manage any outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Edo State, the State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has said his administration has set up a surveillance team in 192 wards across the state.
In a statement released by the Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Louis Odion, the team, headed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aihanuwa Eregie, and the state Director, Disease Control, Dr. Osamuyi Irowa, would work directly with health officials form the 18 councils to ensure that the state remained free from the deadly virus.
While stating that the state remained free from the virus, the commissioner explained that authorities at the Irrua Specialist Hospital were working closely with the state ministry of health for referrals and quarantine wards.
The statement read, “To keep the state safe, public enlightenment has been stepped by the Ministry of Information and Orientation, even as the surveillance team raised by the Governor, Comrade Adam Oshiomhole, has set to work.
“The team has activated monitors in 192 wards across the state.
“Authorities at the Irrua Specialist Hospital are working closely with the State Ministry of Health for referrals and quarantine wards.
“Members of the public have been enjoined to be vigilant and report any abnormality to health officials, even as they are enjoined to improve on their personal hygiene by washing their hands with water and soap regularly
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