Minister of State for Health, Dr. Khaliru Alhassan, Saturday said the Federal Government was committed to containing the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country. Alhassan made this known during a chat with newsmen in Sokoto. He stated that the scourge had already been contained in Lagos state while a special team was mobilised to Rivers state to contain it. “Presently, a specialised team comprising staff members of the World Health Organisation, Centre for Disease Control, Atlanta, United States and Geneva and Medecin Sans Frontiers, are already in Port Harcourt to address the situation. “We are confident we have won the war in Lagos, though we still have one patient receiving attention there but we are still not out of the woods yet. So, Nigerians should remain calm, as we are adequately prepared to contain the spread of the scourge,” he said. Details to follow
