Nigeria is set to provide aid to
countries currently battling Ebola as the Federal Government said on
Thursday, October 23 that the first set of 250 volunteers are ready for
deployment and would soon leave Nigeria.
The development was announced by the Supervising Minister of Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan to journalists in Abuja.
He said:
“It
is pertinent to note that having conquered the Ebola virus within its
shores, Nigeria had offered to take the fight to countries still
struggling with the deadly disease while it tightens its mechanisms for
treatment and surveillance.
“It is in
this light that I announce that the first set of 250 volunteers have
been prepared and would soon be deployed to affected countries to help
fight the Ebola virus.
“They are among
those over 500 registered volunteers and are ready to move, they have
been fully trained and briefed and we are just waiting for the final
approval for them to be deployed.’’
The
minister added further that the volunteers had been adequately trained
and were expected to fare well despite the precarious situation in the
affected countries.
The current Ebola outbreak has
claimed almost 5000 lives and the World health Organization has called
for more commitment and aid from countries all over the world.
Nigeria
was declared Ebola-free on October 20, 2014 after a period of 42 days
elapsed without any new cases of the disease being recorded.
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