WHO commends Fashola on containment

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has hailed the leadership shown by the Lagos State Government and Governor Babatunde Fashola in the containment of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country .

WHO Country Director, Dr Rui Vana Gaz on a courtesy visit to the governor in Ikeja said he and his team had come to transmit the compliment and high recognition of the top hierarchy of the WHO to the state government for the excellent leadership the Governor provided in containing the Ebola Virus Disease.

He stated that the world body was happy with the way the state established the Isolation Ward with the necessary support and that the organisation also offered its support by deploying its staff to support the Isolation Centre and supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) and resource mobilisation.

Gaz said Nigeria must avoid any form of complacency to ensure that there is no other case.

He also urged the state to ensure that the schools in the state are fully prepared with the parents being sensitised on what they should do concerning the personal hygiene of the children before the schools are re-opened.

Responding, Governor Fashola said the state would not be complacent about the gains made in containing the spread of the Ebola virus disease.

According to the governor, there is no room for complacency in the state because as long as some parts of the West African sub-region still have cases of Ebola and with the ECOWAS protocol guaranteeing free movement, the Nigerian nation and Lagos State still stand at a risk.

He added that what this calls for is the putting in place of an enlarged capacity to contain such outbreaks in the future while also using the opportunity to make improved sanitation a way of life for the average resident of the state.