NCDC approves N100,000 weekly stipend for Ebola Contacts

… Emergency support to cover feeding, accommodation, family upkeep
By Chioma Obinna & Chidinma Chukwu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, yesterday announced the approval of an emergency payment of N100,000 per person weekly for individuals placed in isolation or quarantine as part of efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, explaining that the financial intervention was introduced after some contacts raised concerns about the cost of feeding, accommodation and maintaining their families while undergoing mandatory public...