Kebbi strengthens preparedness to curtail Ebola

From Ola Muhammad, Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government, under the leadership of Governor Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, has intensified measures to strengthen preparedness and prevent the possible importation and spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the state.
The Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Health, Dr Zaki Abubakar Zaki, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
He said the Ministry of Health, through its Public Health Department, had strengthened disease surveillance and screening of travellers at Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi, as well as at designated land border entry points across the state.
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