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Monday, August 25, 2014

Equateur province. Ebola confirmed Djera. Kinshasa and Mbandaka not concerned


Monday, August 25, 2014
* Kinshasa and Mbandaka are not infected with the Ebola virus, reassured the Minister of Public Health, Felix Kabange Numbi, at the end of the third crisis meeting yesterday at the Government House. The Government of the Republic has taken all measures to contain and limit the disease in the area Djera, Boende territory in the province of Ecuador
 
* At present, the Government is focused on active case detection and monitoring, secure confirmed cases of unexplained deaths and funerals, the isolation of confirmed cases, staffing of essential drugs, etc. In short, nothing is overlooked by the Government Matata holding with the President of the Republic. However, the DRC is open to any assistance to stop this scourge, which the WHO had declared "global priority" in terms of data recorded in the countries of Western Africa consequences
The epidemic which some believed to be far from the ground floor to affect its population, has indeed been confirmed by the Government of the Republic. Ebola dreaded disease internationally and has claimed several lives in West Africa, has been located in the area of ​​Djera, Boende territory in the province of Ecuador.
 
It is the Government, at the end of the third crisis meeting held yesterday the Prime Minister, who announced to the press. Indeed, of the eight samples taken and examined by the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), two were positive to Ebola, announced the Minister of Public Health, Felix Kabange Numbi at the end of the meeting of crisis at Government House.
Note that contingency measures were Pises by the Government to stop the spread of the virus. Asked by the press yesterday, the Minister of Public Health noted that first, the Head of State asked that steps be taken to ensure that the outbreak is managed at sector Djera, that is ie, erect a camp at Lokolia, that coordination is achieved at the center of the epidemic.
"The Head of State emphasized that the protection of personnel and the protection of the population extends to the entire province of Ecuador, that is to say, measures will be taken Governor have to protect all travelers and the people of Ecuador, "said he said, adding that the President of the Republic wants a wide communication.
In this regard, the Minister of Public Health found that the DRC has managed this epidemic with all the transparency that we are known in the management of epidemics. For him, it is the seventh outbreak in DRC, for disease Ebola. And this is not the first. At the same time, the Government has resolved to mobilize health workers who worked in six previous epidemics, to be deployed. And all this with the support of the security services.
For Felix Kabange, when it comes to the management of epidemics, there must have finance. In this regard, the Government is prepared. Being also a matter of national security, the interior ministry will work closely with the Ministry of Health. In addition, there is a toll free number and information will be accessible to everyone. But the prime minister also wants green people, those responsible for providing information to those who need it.
The people called for calm
Actions are already underway. The Government of the DRC calls on the population to remain calm and respect the precautions or hygiene. The quarantine was also decided Djera. The establishment of a center in Lokolia will also manage communication challenges related to this outbreak. A camp will be built to allow dispatched teams to manage any suspected or confirmed cases.
To achieve this, the government mobilized the services responsible for the installation of a mobile laboratory to ensure real-time diagnostics and support emergency actions. Staffing all ports and airports in the province of Ecuador lazer thermometer. The Government has also decided to ban hunting in the perimeter where are recorded cases of Ebola.
Active case finding and monitoring, secure confirmed cases of unexplained deaths and funerals, the isolation of confirmed cases, the provision of essential drugs, nothing is overlooked by the Government Matata holding with the President of the Republic. The DRC also remains open to any assistance in order to stop this scourge, which the WHO had declared "global priority" under registered in the countries of western Africa consequences.
An Information Point will be open from Monday, August 25, 2014 that the Ministry of Health to address all concerns about the virus. A hotline will also be communicated in the coming hours for any need of information.
"Ebola is neither nor Mbandaka to Kinshasa. The outbreak is confined to Djera and the Government has taken all measures to contain and limit the disease in this part of the Republic, "said the Minister of Health when he read the Declaration on the antennae of the Congolese National Radio and Television (TRNC).
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