The health worker treated Olu-Ibukun Koye, an official
of Olu-Ibukun Koye, who escaped quarantine in Lagos after contacting the
first Ebola victim in the country and fled to Port Harcourt where he
turned for help to Enemuo. The diplomat survived the deadly tropical
virus, however the doctor did not, which led to immediate isolation of
his primary and secondary contacts to avoid further spread of the
disease.
According to Rivers State Health Commissioner, Dr Sampson Parker, since then some 200 primary and secondary contacts have been traced among those who had contacted Enemuo, Leadership reports. Out of these 200, sixty are yet to be found.
“But 50 high-risk contacts have been identified. Quickly, the reason why I said so is because a lot of the news, stigma, and all the rest, these persons are not coming up; we are still on them. In fact, we are concentrating on these names that we have found, and still going for new ones. Every day, it improves; it is getting better by the day.”
Olu Ibukun Koye is still alive, but his doctor passed away. Photo: Twitter
According to Rivers State Health Commissioner, Dr Sampson Parker, since then some 200 primary and secondary contacts have been traced among those who had contacted Enemuo, Leadership reports. Out of these 200, sixty are yet to be found.
“But 50 high-risk contacts have been identified. Quickly, the reason why I said so is because a lot of the news, stigma, and all the rest, these persons are not coming up; we are still on them. In fact, we are concentrating on these names that we have found, and still going for new ones. Every day, it improves; it is getting better by the day.”
The health official also pointed out that movement of corpses could
be carried out in the state only under the condition that death
certificates were attacked and the cause of death was known.
“So, you cannot just move corpses here and there without clearance from the Ministry of Health. In fact, the police will stop you and ask for clearance. Before corpses are released from the mortuary, even the attendants will ask for the documents; before they come in and before they are released.”
It was also provided that Governor Rotimi Amaechi would meet with Rivers church leaders Monday, September 1, and with traditional rulers the next day.
“It is important the churches don’t keep admission wards in their churches; some of them are running to churches and groups of them are laying hands on them without knowing.”
Regarding the current number of Ebola cases, Parker said there were 3 more suspected cases of infection in Port Harcourt:
“We now have three persons at the treatment centre at Edoha; a pharmacist at Sam-Steel Hospital and doctor that worked with Dr Enemuo at that Sam-Steel Hospital, and also a lady that was at the Good Heart Hospital while Dr Enemuo was there. However, they have not been confirmed; we are waiting for the result of the investigation. Today, we should have them.”
Passengers Not Checked at Port Harcourt Airport – The Trade Union Congress (TUC)
The organization blasted the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for failing to carry out the check of passengers travelling to and from PH.
Shocked over such development, TUC Chairman Hyginus Chika Onuegbu lamented that the airport did not even have a temperature check device.
Thus Onuegbu addressed Nigeria’s Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu asking him to enable provision of all the facilities employed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport to Port Harcourt.
The official statement reads in part:
“We view this as callous and irresponsible and immediately call on the authorities of FAAN, NCAA and all agencies in the Port Harcourt International Airport to immediately ensure that they check all passengers entering and leaving the airport. We are tempted to think that if the authorities of FAAN in Port Harcourt were up and doing, perhaps the diplomat that imported Ebola from Lagos to Port Harcourt may have been detected. We appeal to the hon. ministers for health and aviation to immediately ensure that the complete facilities and processes employed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, are fully deployed to the two airports in Port Harcourt.”
Meanwhile it was gathered yesterday that ECOWAS diplomat Koye might face manslaughter charges for spreading the epidemic of Ebola virus, which has already claimed more than 1,500 lives in West Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently claimed that the ongoing outbreak might get over 20,000 people infected.
“So, you cannot just move corpses here and there without clearance from the Ministry of Health. In fact, the police will stop you and ask for clearance. Before corpses are released from the mortuary, even the attendants will ask for the documents; before they come in and before they are released.”
It was also provided that Governor Rotimi Amaechi would meet with Rivers church leaders Monday, September 1, and with traditional rulers the next day.
“It is important the churches don’t keep admission wards in their churches; some of them are running to churches and groups of them are laying hands on them without knowing.”
Regarding the current number of Ebola cases, Parker said there were 3 more suspected cases of infection in Port Harcourt:
“We now have three persons at the treatment centre at Edoha; a pharmacist at Sam-Steel Hospital and doctor that worked with Dr Enemuo at that Sam-Steel Hospital, and also a lady that was at the Good Heart Hospital while Dr Enemuo was there. However, they have not been confirmed; we are waiting for the result of the investigation. Today, we should have them.”
Passengers Not Checked at Port Harcourt Airport – The Trade Union Congress (TUC)
The organization blasted the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for failing to carry out the check of passengers travelling to and from PH.
Shocked over such development, TUC Chairman Hyginus Chika Onuegbu lamented that the airport did not even have a temperature check device.
Thus Onuegbu addressed Nigeria’s Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu asking him to enable provision of all the facilities employed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport to Port Harcourt.
The official statement reads in part:
“We view this as callous and irresponsible and immediately call on the authorities of FAAN, NCAA and all agencies in the Port Harcourt International Airport to immediately ensure that they check all passengers entering and leaving the airport. We are tempted to think that if the authorities of FAAN in Port Harcourt were up and doing, perhaps the diplomat that imported Ebola from Lagos to Port Harcourt may have been detected. We appeal to the hon. ministers for health and aviation to immediately ensure that the complete facilities and processes employed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, are fully deployed to the two airports in Port Harcourt.”
Meanwhile it was gathered yesterday that ECOWAS diplomat Koye might face manslaughter charges for spreading the epidemic of Ebola virus, which has already claimed more than 1,500 lives in West Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently claimed that the ongoing outbreak might get over 20,000 people infected.
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