As the federal and state governments battle hard to contain
the spread of the dreaded Ebola disease, a sick corps member in Ekiti was
abandoned by colleagues after he slumped at the orientation camp. The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Olusola Fasuba
however, allayed their fears when he said the corps member was only suffering
from chronic fever.
“Although, information reaching my office from the ministry
of youth and sports confirmed that a particular male corps member collapsed at
the orientation camp.
“But, it was unfortunate that people around him ran away
taking his sickness for the dreaded Ebola virus.
“Immediately I received the information, I swung into action
by ensuring that the sick boy was immediately attended to by a team of health
workers. They later discovered that he was suffering from chronic fever, the
information they passed to me without wasting time. “But, I did not stop at that, at least to be sure of his
correct state of health, his blood samples were taken and sent to Lagos. We
received the results on Thursday indicating that he tested negative to the
Ebola virus.
“The corps member has been taken away from the camp and is
currently being kept at our isolated centre located within Oba Adejugbe General
Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. “As I speak, I assure residents that the health of the boy in
question is already improving, while he continues to show signs of good health far
from Ebola,” he explained,” the commissioner explained. http://ugokputu.blogspot.com/2014/08/ebola-sick-corps-member-abandoned-by.html