Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole on Tuesday announced the escape of a Lassa fever patient in Ebonyi state.
It was learnt that the patient, whose identity was not revealed escaped from the health facility where he was receiving treatment.
The minister made the disclosure in Abuja during the emergency meeting of National Council on Health – the highest advisory body on health in the country.
The minister also inaugurated a 15-member Lassa fever eradication committee headed by Prof. Oyewole Tomori, to address the outbreak of the disease and other communicable disease in the country.
It was while the meeting was ongoing that the minister received a text message informing him of the latest development in Ebonyi State.
The minister therefore urged the relevant agency and the state government to do everything possible to trace the patient and those who might have had contact with him.
He also called on all the States to strengthen their surveillance systems, report all cases and collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Health in the successful implementation of the Multi-Sectoral Response Strategy.
It was learnt that the patient, whose identity was not revealed escaped from the health facility where he was receiving treatment.
The minister made the disclosure in Abuja during the emergency meeting of National Council on Health – the highest advisory body on health in the country.
The minister also inaugurated a 15-member Lassa fever eradication committee headed by Prof. Oyewole Tomori, to address the outbreak of the disease and other communicable disease in the country.
It was while the meeting was ongoing that the minister received a text message informing him of the latest development in Ebonyi State.
The minister therefore urged the relevant agency and the state government to do everything possible to trace the patient and those who might have had contact with him.
He also called on all the States to strengthen their surveillance systems, report all cases and collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Health in the successful implementation of the Multi-Sectoral Response Strategy.
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