TUC urges FG to manage virus effectively

The congress regretted that the disease broke out again at a time when the health sector is beset by the on-going doctors’ strike. President of the union, Comrade Bobbio Bala Kaigama said in Lagos that it would be suicidal for the country to take a nonchalant attitude to the disease especially at this time when […]

The congress regretted that the disease broke out again at a time when the health sector is beset by the on-going doctors’ strike.
President of the union, Comrade Bobbio Bala Kaigama said in Lagos that it would be suicidal for the country to take a nonchalant attitude to the disease especially at this time when the country is facing serious security challenges which have claimed thousands of lives and caused the destruction of property worth billions of naira.
He said, “Surely the federal government and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) need to return quickly to the negotiating table, resolve their differences and end the strike, if only for the sake of curbing the disease and saving multitudes of Nigerians from impending doom. God alone knows the extent of socio-economic damage and dislocation the disease might cause the nation if we permit it to linger.
“All hands must be on deck to wipe out the disease.  The health and information ministries must do the needful to create sufficient awareness about the danger that the disease represents and the measures by which its spread can be halted. The hospitals and health centres must be well supplied with relevant facilities to quarantine and attend to Ebola patients.  And there should be a network amongst them and other public and private stakeholder agencies to facilitate prompt information sharing and dissemination on the disease.
According to him, every Nigerian must be reached with the kick-out-Ebola campaign, while the  executive and legislative arms of government must take their places at the forefront, especially through the enactment of appropriate laws and generation of proactive policies.
He implored them to use the same focus, commitment and strategies with which they canvassed for and won votes of the electorate to ensure that the war against the disease is won immediately.