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Monday 18 August 2014
World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognize
those who face danger and adversity in order to
help others. The day was designated by the
General
Assembly to coincide with the anniversary of the
2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters
in
Baghdad, Iraq.
World Humanitarian Day is also an opportunity to
celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work
around the globe.
This year the UN and its humanitarian partners
continue their ground-breaking campaign called
The
world needs more… which is the first-of-its-kind
project that turns words into aid.
To get involved and to learn more about the
campaign visit: World Humanitarian Day is a time to
recognize
those who face danger and adversity in order to
help others. The day was designated by the
General
Assembly to coincide with the anniversary of the
2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters
in
Baghdad, Iraq.
World Humanitarian Day is also an opportunity to
celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work
around the globe.
This year the UN and its humanitarian partners
continue their ground-breaking campaign called
The
world needs more… which is the first-of-its-kind
project that turns words into aid.
To get involved and to learn more about the
campaign visit: www.worldhumanitarianday.org
Saturday 16 August 2014
First Nigerian Ebola virus patient discharged from hospital
A total of 12 EVD cases, four deaths. five recovering
* 189 under surveillance in Lagos, six in Enugu
* new 40-bed isolation ward in operation
* Nano Silver dropped, other candidate drugs under
evaluation
The first Nigerian Ebola patient has been discharged
from the quarantine unit of the Emergency
Operation Centre, EOC, at the Mainland Hospital,
Yaba, Lagos.
News of the discharge of the unnamed female
doctor, who was one of the primary contacts of the
late American-Liberian Patrick Sawyer, was broken,
yesterday evening, by Minister of Health, Prof.
Onyebuchi Chukwu .
Chukwu, accompanied by Lagos State
Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, and others
on the Joint Federal/State EVD response team, to
give an update on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in
Nigeria, said the discharged patient had been given
a clean bill of health to go home
His words : “The EOC has advised me to announce
that the first Nigerian to be confirmed to have Ebola
Virus Disease has this evening been discharged
from the isolation unit at the Mainland Hospital,
Lagos.
“I have consulted with the experts, and they said
clearly that there was a discharge protocol that was
employed for this particular patient. It has been
followed strictly and was concluded today and what
you are getting now is the final outcome.
“Ordinarily, if she had been afflicted with another
illness, she would have been discharged long before
now”.
Earlier, the minister pointed out that five of other
Ebola patients had almost fully recovered.
“The total number of confirmed cases of EVD in the
country was now 12, with four deaths and 189 under
surveillance in Lagos and six in Enugu,” he stated.
Responding to questions concerning the welfare of
the Ebola victims under the care of the response
team at the EOC , Chukwu allayed the fear regarding
the standard and quality of care.
“As you are aware, the patients under treatment
have now been moved to the new 40-bed capacity
isolation ward provided by Lagos State government.
Additional equipment has also been made available
to the new isolation ward by the Federal
Government”.
On the controversy surrounding the experimental
Ebola drug being proposed for adoption by the
Federal Government, the minister said the drug
failed to meet the requirements for approval.
“You will recall that, last Thursday, I announced that
we were ready to deploy an experimental drug,
Nano Silver; it was not cleared by the National
Health Research Ethics Committee.
“Although the drug has since been made available
to the EOC in Lagos, it has not been administered on
any patient because we were awaiting clearance
by the National Health Research Ethics Committee.
“I regret to inform you that the drug did not meet the
requirements of the National Health Research Ethics
Code. Accordingly, approval for its use was withheld
by the National Health Research Ethics Committee.”
The minister, however, informed that the other
candidate drugs were under evaluation by the
Treatment Research Group for EVD.
“As soon as any of the experimental drugs is
cleared by the National Health Research Ethics
Committee and made available, we shall incident it
in the treatment regeneration subject to the
informed consent of the patient,” he stated.
Ebola may escalate
In the meantime, the Nigerian Medical Association
(NMA), yesterday, said Ebola may escalate in the
country as majority of the health personnel working
on the management, monitoring and surveillance
have been sacked.
NMA warned about the risk of the deadly virus
spreading at an alarming rate following the sack of
16,000 resident doctors, most of whom were said to
be involved in the move to contain the virus.
The NMA said the doctors, although on strike, had
made their services available to government in the
bid to combat Ebola.
The association vowed not to resume talks with
government until it unconditionally reverses the
sack of the doctors.
The Chairman, Lagos State branch of the NMA, Dr
Tope Ojo, who disclosed the association’s stand in
Lagos, yesterday, said all attempts by government
to divide the NMA would be resisted by the
association.
“This sack action must have proven the
unrepentant hatred of Mr. President and the Federal
Government for doctors, considering that since this
current regime, several unions have embarked on
industrial actions for even longer periods, that
witnessed several failed negotiations too, before
eventual resolution and same punitive actions were
never applied,” the NMA said at a press conference.
The body, however, urged its members to keep
volunteering in the management of Ebola.
“This would further worsen the current Ebola
scourge because a large majority of volunteers
involved in case management and other levels of
the Ebola Emergency Response Committee are
resident doctors,” Ojo said..
“However, we will continue to participate in the
Ebola Response as we have been doing, in spite of
the purported sack, so as not to become insensitive
to the plight of Nigerians like the Federal
Government is demonstrating presently”.
No Ebola death at Lagos General Hospital – State
govt
In a related development, Lagos State government,
yesterday, said there was no death of any person
infected with Ebola at the Alimosho General
Hospital, Igando or any of its hospitals. In a
statement by the state Commissioner for
Information and Strategy, Mr Lateef Ibirogba, the
state government dispelled the rumour making the
rounds that an Ebola infected person had died at the
government owned hospital in Alimosho. He said the
state Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris,
addressed the issue during the last Ebola update
press briefing, where he assured residents of Lagos
that the hospital was safe and medically sound for
them to patronize.
As part of the measures to contain the spread of
Ebola, the state government, through the Ministry of
the Environment, MOE, also yesterday, trained
about 800 health workers and volunteers in all the
57 local governments and local council
development areas on preventive measures.
Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Tunji Bello,
who made the disclosure at a sensitisation
campaign tagged: “Train the trainers’ Educative
programme”, also said that government would not
hesitate to invoke any relevant section of the laws
on anyone who flouts the environmental laws.
The commissioner warned residents to desist from
unsafe and unhealthy practices so as not to
contract EVD, urging them not to attempt hiding
persons with suspected symptoms of Ebola as
government has the right to quarantine or isolate
such persons to prevent the disease from
spreading.
Thursday 14 August 2014
Nigeria comeback seals passage, meet New Zealand in quarter final
Nigeria edged England with a 2-1 comeback win to
top Group C, leaving the Europeans to head for
home. Nigeria have a strong tradition of success at
the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and displayed
their fortitude by coming from a goal down to
secure this decisive win.
England opened in perfect fashion scoring in just
the fifth minute as Hannah Blundell played a clever
through ball for Nikita Parris, who took one touch
and then clipped a shot past the advancing Nigeria
goalkeeper Ibijoke Sangonuga from the edge of the
box.
The African champions drew level in an even
contest four minutes before the interval after Loveth
Ayila beat her marker with a skilful drag-back and
shot powerfully from 25 yards. Goalkeeper Lizzie
Durack got a hand to it but was unable to prevent
the ball hitting the back of the net.
The second half was a tale of two penalties, with
England’s Bethany Mead firstly missing after Parris
was adjudged to have been fouled by Sangonuga.
Within minutes at the other end, Asisat Oshoala was
brought down after dribbling into the penalty area
and stepped up to coolly side-foot the resultant
spot-kick into the bottom-right corner.
England were saved from going further behind only
by the width of the crossbar as Nigeria finished
strongly in a match that ended amid joyous scenes
on the Africans’ bench.
Nigeria, who will feature in their fifth consecutive
quarter-final, now tackle Group D runners-up New
Zealand.
top Group C, leaving the Europeans to head for
home. Nigeria have a strong tradition of success at
the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and displayed
their fortitude by coming from a goal down to
secure this decisive win.
England opened in perfect fashion scoring in just
the fifth minute as Hannah Blundell played a clever
through ball for Nikita Parris, who took one touch
and then clipped a shot past the advancing Nigeria
goalkeeper Ibijoke Sangonuga from the edge of the
box.
The African champions drew level in an even
contest four minutes before the interval after Loveth
Ayila beat her marker with a skilful drag-back and
shot powerfully from 25 yards. Goalkeeper Lizzie
Durack got a hand to it but was unable to prevent
the ball hitting the back of the net.
The second half was a tale of two penalties, with
England’s Bethany Mead firstly missing after Parris
was adjudged to have been fouled by Sangonuga.
Within minutes at the other end, Asisat Oshoala was
brought down after dribbling into the penalty area
and stepped up to coolly side-foot the resultant
spot-kick into the bottom-right corner.
England were saved from going further behind only
by the width of the crossbar as Nigeria finished
strongly in a match that ended amid joyous scenes
on the Africans’ bench.
Nigeria, who will feature in their fifth consecutive
quarter-final, now tackle Group D runners-up New
Zealand.
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