Showing posts with label Ebola in Nigeria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ebola in Nigeria. Show all posts

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

*Must read* Incredible and inspiring story of a Nigerian doctor who survived Ebola infection!

Dr. Ada Igonoh



Infected with the deadly Ebola virus and confined to quarantine centre ‘the valley of death’ where she saw death literarily walked about, but she came out alive, healthy, and with a more powerful faith in God. This story, as told by Dr. Ada Igonoh herself, will definitely change your perception of faith in God.

Thursday, 28 August 2014

Ebola virus: How prepared is Akwa Ibom State?

Dr. EmemAbasi Bassey, Commissioner for Health, Akwa Ibom State

Now that there’s a reported case of Ebola in nearby Port Harcourt, Rivers State, how prepared is Akwa Ibom State against the deadly virus? Are there special areas set aside for quarantine, in case there is any Ebola case in Akwa Ibom State? Are the people well-informed on how to handle and report any suspected case of Ebola in the state?
We in Think Akwa Ibom! are eager to know what the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health is doing or not doing ahead of time against this dreaded virus!

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

PHOTO SPEAK: 'Screening' for Ebola at Abuja Airport!

An immigration officer uses an infra-red laser thermometer to examine a policeman on his arrival at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, August 11, 2014. Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos has 10 confirmed cases of Ebola, up from seven at the last count, and two patients have died, including the Liberian who brought the virus in, the health minister said on Monday. (REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde)