Ogun State Ministry of Health has embarked on sensitisation of health workers in the fight against viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF). The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka who made this known in a press release in Abeokuta, said the State Governor, Senator, Ibikunle Amosun, authorised and funded a health cascade training programme to ensure frontline health workers in the State have a refresher training in detection and management suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola. Soyinka stated that, “now that a suspected case has been reported in Lagos, it is prudent to advise the general public on what to look out for to ensure the situation is contained”. He advised the public to avoid contact with dead animals, especially monkeys and rats saying that the signs and symptoms of viral haemorrhagic fevers include vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and skin rashes. He added that there may be bleeding from the nose and other body parts. The Commissioner urged members of the public to avoid direct contact with body fluids if a case is suspected and the person should be seen by a doctor urgently.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:40:10 +0000
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