Ebola: South-East governments step up containment measures

After a reported Ebola case in Abuja, states in Nigeria’s South-East are strengthening surveillance and preparing health services, although no cases have been confirmed in the region. Abia is preparing isolation centres and seeking funds for protective equipment, thermometers and sanitation supplies. Permanent Secretary of Health Blossom Uma-Kalu said the Infectious Disease Hospital in Aba was nearing completion and the isolation facility in Umuahia was being remodelled. Enugu and Anambra are also intensifying surveillance across their local government areas.