North-Western on Ebola alert

Wed, 17 May 2017 10:16:08 +0000

By Jackson Mapapayi

GOVERNMENT says it has strengthened surveillance on all entry points to North-Western Province after neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo reported new cases of Ebola.

Ministry of Health provincial communicable diseases control specialist Dr. Evans Tulisha told the Daily Nation in an interview that although the risk of getting Ebola was low, it was important to remain on high alert.

Dr. Tulisha disclosed that the Ebola response teams have been ativitated across the province.

“We are aware of the Ebola cases in DRC and have since strengthened our port health activities in each district in the entire province,” Dr Tulisha said.

He said they were also imparting health education to members of the public on the symptoms of Ebola so that anyone suspected of having the disease was quickly assisted.

He said they had also sent communication to all district health directors and staff to ensure that everyone was on high alert.

“So, we are on high alert and prepared to deal with any case that might arise. Remember, this is not the first time that we have had to prepare for Ebola, so we have just reactivated our systems we already had in place,” he added.