Welcome to Ebere Samuel's Blog: Ebola centre

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="single-post-thumb" style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Bala Mohammed" class="attachment-slider wp-post-image" data-cfsrc="http://thenationonlineng.net/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Bala-Mohammed.jpg" height="330" src="http://thenationonlineng.net/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Bala-Mohammed.jpg" style="border: 0px none; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; width: 620px;" width="239" /></span></div>
<div class="single-post-caption" style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 5px; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bala Mohammed</span></div>
<div class="post-inner" style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 20px 0px;">
<h1 class="name post-title entry-title" itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Thing" style="border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
<span itemprop="name" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fear grips Kuje residents over plan to designate hospital Ebola centre</span></span></h1>
<div class="post-meta" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 7px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="post-meta-author" style="border: 0px none; display: inline-block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Posted by: <a href="http://thenationonlineng.net/new/author/rilwan/" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" title="">Blessing Olaifa, Abuja</a></span> <span class="post-cats" style="border: 0px none; display: inline-block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">in <a href="http://thenationonlineng.net/new/category/news/" rel="category tag" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" title="View all posts in News">News</a></span> <span class="tie-date" style="border: 0px none; display: inline-block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">7 hours ago</span></span></div>
<div class="clear" style="border: 0px none; clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
</div>
<div class="entry" style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
<div class="pf-content" style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There was panic at the General Hospital, Kuje, Abuja yesterday, following a speculation that the hospital had been designated an Ebola isolation centre.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The speculation began when The Red Cross supplied medical aids to the hospital. Three vehicles, with the insignia of the Red Cross, ferried  the supplies.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Youths gathered around the hospital discussing their fear that the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had designated the hospital as a centre for the treatment of the deadly disease.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hospital workers rushed out to re-park their vehicles outside the hospital premises for fear that the youths might go violent. There were reports the community was opposed to the idea of an EVD Isolation and Treatment Centre in the town.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Terbunde Egbi, dispelled the rumour that the equipment and drugs were for Ebola treatment.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dr.  Egbi, who received the officials of the Red Cross, said there was no need for panic as the materials and equipment delivered were not for Ebola.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She added that some of the materials were also meant for some Primary Health Care Centres within the area. She said there was no need for anyone to be apprehensive over the pronouncement of the government on the issue, adding that “as of now, no Ebola case has been reported in the FCT”.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dr Egbi told <em style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Nation </em>that since the pronouncement of the FCT Minister last weekend, there was only a sensitisation visit of all stakeholders to the hospital on Monday. According to her, the hospital workers were yet to be briefed properly as everything regarding the matter was yet at planning stage.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A nurse, who spoke with <em style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Nation</em> in confidence, said she had to quickly move her car out of the hospital premises when she overheard the youths saying they would mobilise others to register their protest against the use of the hospital as an Ebola Treatment Centre.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She said she could not take things for granted as the youths might start disrupting the smooth operations of the hospital.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sources, who spoke in confidence, were of the view that the hospital was not suitable for the treatment of Ebola as it is surrounded closely by residential buildings and a school.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A pharmacist said it would have been better for the government to use the Zuba Cottage Hospital for the Ebola Isolation Centre. He said since the Zuba hospital is more isolated and is yet to be put into use by the government, it would be better to engage it for the purpose of the Ebola Virus treatment.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Said the source: “For Ebola treatment to start here, it means you have to evacuate about 600 patients out of here. In addition, daily no fewer than 60 patients visit this hospital; so, where are you going to take them? It is unthinkable that the government will designate this hospital for Ebola because it is in the middle of people.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Look at residential buildings all around and a school behind the hospital; even at that are they going to engage the health personnel here for that purpose. Don’t forget if you recruit them for such assignment, they would not be allowed to have contact with people for 21 days. So, what happened to the health workers who come every day and are living in the midst of the people?”</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Speaking with <em style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Nation</em>, Mr Kafas Ibrahim, an indigene, said it was wrong for government to say that it would use the hospital for Ebola treatment, saying already people are apprehensive about the decision. He said the youths were prepared to stage demonstrations against the decision.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Isah Ahmed, another resident, said the FCT Minister and those who arrived at the decision were looking for trouble. He said it was an attempt to carryout experiment on the people of Kuje, stressing that he would not be surprised if the experiment back fired on the people in government.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Head of Department for Health at Kuje Council Area, Dr. Veronica Yama, said the local government authorities in conjunction with other stakeholders had only started sensitisation visits to settlements, towns and villages in the council.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dr Yama, who spoke on behalf of the council, said besides the sensitisation, every other thing regarding the matter was at a planning stage.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The traditional Ruler of Kuje, the Gomo of Kuje, could not be reached, but his Secretary, Mallam Abubakar told The Nation on phone that the palace was aware of government’s decision.</span></div>
<div class="printfriendly pf-alignright" style="border: 0px none; float: right; list-style: none; margin: 12px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
<a href="http://www.printfriendly.com/print?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthenationonlineng.net%2Fnew%2Ffear-grips-kuje-residents-over-plan-to-designate-hospital-ebola-centre%2F" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: none; line-height: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="Print Friendly" data-cfsrc="http://cdn.printfriendly.com/pf-button.gif" data-cfstyle="border:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none; box-shadow:none;" src="http://cdn.printfriendly.com/pf-button.gif" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline-block; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></a></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="share-post" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); border-style: solid none; border-top-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); border-width: 1px 0px; clear: both; height: 20px; list-style: none; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding: 10px 0px 10px 10px;">
<ul style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
<li style="border: 0px none; float: left; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 106px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="twitter-share-button twitter-tweet-button twitter-share-button twitter-count-horizontal" data-twttr-rendered="true" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1407888064.html#_=1408094540858&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fthenationonlineng.net%2Fnew%2Ffear-grips-kuje-residents-over-plan-to-designate-hospital-ebola-centre%2F&size=m&text=Fear%20grips%20Kuje%20residents%20over%20plan%20to%20designate%20hospital%20Ebola%20centre&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthenationonlineng.net%2Fnew%2Ffear-grips-kuje-residents-over-plan-to-designate-hospital-ebola-centre%2F&via=thenationnews" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px; height: 20px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; width: 107px;" title="Twitter Tweet Button"></iframe></span></li>
<li style="border: 0px none; float: left; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 106px;"><div class=" fb_reset" id="fb-root" style="background-image: none; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; cursor: auto; direction: ltr; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; text-shadow: none; visibility: visible;">
<div style="border: 0px none; height: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -10000px; width: 0px;">
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
</div>
</div>
<div style="border: 0px none; height: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -10000px; width: 0px;">
<div style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe allowtransparency="true" aria-hidden="true" frameborder="0" id="fb_xdm_frame_http" name="fb_xdm_frame_http" scrolling="no" src="http://static.ak.facebook.com/connect/xd_arbiter/FX-Xf5fQjUk.js?version=41#channel=f18dcabd94&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fthenationonlineng.net" style="border-style: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" tabindex="-1" title="Facebook Cross Domain Communication Frame"></iframe><iframe allowtransparency="true" aria-hidden="true" frameborder="0" id="fb_xdm_frame_https" name="fb_xdm_frame_https" scrolling="no" src="https://s-static.ak.facebook.com/connect/xd_arbiter/FX-Xf5fQjUk.js?version=41#channel=f18dcabd94&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fthenationonlineng.net" style="border-style: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" tabindex="-1" title="Facebook Cross Domain Communication Frame"></iframe></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Fear grips Kuje residents over plan to designate hospital Ebola centre

Bala Mohammed Fear grips Kuje residents over plan to designate hospital Ebola centre Posted by: Blessing Olaifa, Abuja in News ...

Fear grips Kuje residents over plan to designate hospital Ebola centre

Popular Posts

Choose

Comments

Blog Archive