Lassa Fever Will Be Conquered Like Ebola – Governor Ambode

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Lassa Fever Will Be Conquered Like Ebola – Governor Ambode

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode says
the government is working frantically to conquer
the deadly Lassa fever disease which has
encroached into the state.


The governor spoke on Tuesday at the second
quarterly Town Hall Meeting of his
administration to render account of his
stewardship to the people at the Lagos City
Hall, Lagos Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.


He said the government would place the same
seriousness it used in tackling the menace of
Ebola to curb Lassa fever.
The governor appealed to Lagosians to remain
vigilant and cooperate with health officials in the
various local governments and communities.


“I must quickly add that we are seriously
working to ensure that we contain the spread of
Lassa fever, just the same way as we
conquered the Ebola virus. I appeal to all
Lagosians to be vigilant and cooperate with our
health officials in the various Local Governments
and Communities.


Ambode also added that the state government
had stopped the contentious casualisation of
medical doctors who were employed some
years ago by regularizing their employment
status in the State Civil Service, adding that
government had also extended the Accident
Insurance Policy for its entire workforce to
cover accidents recorded outside working hours.


On education, Ambode said government had
undertaken the rehabilitation of schools,
construction of new classroom blocks and
provision of furniture to the tune of N2.5 billion.


He disclosed that the project was funded jointly
with the Federal Government under the
Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC
scheme with the state, adding an additional
N526 million.