Nigerian in Hong Kong Tests Negative to Ebola Virus

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The deadly Ebola epidemic continued to raise concerns across the world yesterday, as fear gripped the residents of a Hong Kong neighbourhood when they heard that a Nigerian who had just returned from one of the Ebola-stricken West African countries had diarrhoea and was vomiting.

The Nigerian man, who had arrived in the city on Thursday, was rushed to the hospital Saturday morning with vomiting and diarrhoea, which are the early symptoms of the virus. However, some relief came the way of the people of Hong Kong when the laboratory tests came back negative for Ebola yesterday.

Health experts such as University of Hong Kong microbiologist, Yuen Kwok-yung, said Hong Kong was unlikely to see an Ebola outbreak, even as he stressed the need for vigilance, given the city’s role as a transport hub and its proximity to Guangzhou, home to Asia’s biggest African community.
According to the South China Morning Post, the Nigerian man at the centre of Saturday’s scare was understood to have been staying at a guest house in Chungking Mansions, the complex of cheap restaurants, shops and hostels in Tsim Sha Tsui popular with African and South Asian visitors.

Hospital sources said the man was first taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, before being put into isolation at the Infectious Disease Centre at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung for tests. He was the second person to test negative for the virus in the city after a local woman who fell ill on her return from Kenya last week.

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FG Tasked on Grassroots Campaigns against Dreaded Ebola Virus

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An expert in internal medicine has tasked the Federal Government to kick start aggressive campaigns at the grassroots level across the local government areas in the country,  particularly  the  border towns to check the spread of the dreaded Ebola virus in the country.

The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Prof. Etete Peters who made the call while fielding questions from  journalists in his office said it became imperative and urgent for government to commence proactive actions to check the Ebola infection in the country.

He argued that since a case of the deadly Ebola virus has been reported in some West African Countries, there was need for everyone to be extra vigilant to prevent spread of  the virus because of its highly contagious and epidemic in nature.

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FG Confirms Additional Case of Ebola Virus in Nigeria.

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 Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu,  told journalists in Abuja that the doctor who attended to the American – Liberian government official, Mr Patrick Sawyer has tested positive of Ebola virus.

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Ebola: Amid Ominous Signs, FG Assures Nigerians of Efforts to Contain Disease

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Notwithstanding the glaring danger posed by the Ebola disease to Nigeria and the possibility of the virus spreading from other West African countries to the country, the federal government at the weekend allayed the fears of Nigerians, stating that efforts are on top gear to contain the disease.

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, told journalists in Abuja that government had put in place concrete steps to avert the spread of the epidemic to Nigeria.

Chukwu’s assurance came amid World Health Organisation’s (WHO) warning that there are ominous signs that the disease may spread across the West African region, including reaching countries like Nigeria with higher population.

Giving a background to the origin of the disease, Chukwu said the virus “started from the Republic of Guinea and it spread to Liberia and also to Sierra Leone. This is the second time we are hearing the story about its spread (to Nigeria) The first time, it was not true.”

On the role Nigeria played at the recent parley in Accra,  Ghana,  the minister  said “Ministers of Health had a meeting in Accra, Ghana at the instance of WHO to review strategies on how to control these outbreaks in West Africa because this is the first time Ebola is occurring in West Africa. We used to think it was a problem for Central Africa. Even though I couldn’t attend and the Minister of State couldn’t attend, we were also handling other responsibilities. We sent the Project Director of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control to represent us along with other Ministry of Health officials. They came back and I have been briefed.”
He explained: “What has happened is that WHO has reviewed the situation with the ministers from Africa. We have all agreed to re-enforce what we are doing.”

“In the case of Nigeria, we are carrying out surveillance through our Port Health Services at the point of entry. You know again because of the way Nigerian land borders are, sometimes you do have leakages where people just walk across through unauthorised border areas. We are trying to work with other agencies because we can’t do it alone.
“We need to work with the Ministry of Agriculture which is currently monitoring the migrant populace. You know people migrate for one reason or the other; they are already monitoring some of them, especially those who are nomad pastoralists.”

The minister  contended that there is the “need to work with the Ministry of Interior in terms of checking our borders. What we do is that we watch out for people coming in from these areas, especially people who are travelling from Central Africa. When they come into Nigeria, we need to ensure that we monitor them, track to ensure that even when they have fever, we would make sure what that fever is.

“We have put those things in place. There is no vaccine; that is the danger. If there were vaccines, federal government would procure vaccine and begin to immunize people. There is no vaccine, so everything depends on surveillance.”

He stated that “Nigerians should be part of the efforts. It has been shown that in the case of Guinea, bats have played a key role. Bats are also in Nigeria like in many other countries. And, bats, when they harbour this virus, it doesn’t do any harm to bats. But, when people get involved into, maybe, fruits that were eaten by the bats, they inject this virus and it becomes harmful to human beings. It is a very fatal disease. It is like nine out of ten that infected affected are likely to die. So, it is worse than laser fever. Laser is terrible, not to talk of Ebola.

“That is why we should commend President Goodluck Jonathan for approving the white paper the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control should be allowed to run as a parastatal, not just as a department in the federal ministry.”

That notwithstanding,  there are growing fears that the Ebola virus may soon find its way to Nigeria, given the way Nigerians travel around the West African region.

Also, instances of government’s public awareness has been porous, creating doubts about government preparedness to prevent the spread of the disease to Nigeria.
There is also no travel ban on Nigerians to the affected countries, where scores have died as a result of the disease.

THISDAY checks revealed that surveillance on the part of Port Health Services around the airports and seaports had not been strengthened enough to curtail the spread of Ebola through screening of passengers to and fro affected countries.

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Doctors’ Strike: Health Minister Challenges NMA to Public Debate

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The ongoing effort to end the nationwide strike embarked upon by doctors suffered a set back as the negotiations between the federal government and the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) took a down turn as the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, at the weekend challenged the NMA to a public debate.

Chukwu at a press conference in Abuja to update journalists on the logjam explained that “they (NMA) have signed the second MoU with us on July 3, last week Thursday. For two times now, they have said they would call off the strike; they have signed. I don’t know, when someone gives you a cheque, you are expected to go and cash your money.”

Regarding the veracity of government’s position that it had fulfilled its responsibility in the agreement,  the minister said: “absolutely, 100 per cent absolutely.”

To that effect, Chukwu told journalists, “that is why I said maybe we should have a high-powered debate before the Nigerian public. Let each side state what their issues are, let us take it one by one. I am assuring Nigerians that as their Minister of Health, on my honour, the federal government, led by President Goodluck Jonathan has done what it ought to do. That is why they signed an MoU.”

“Why will you sign an MoU when you are not satisfied with the negotiation? These two negotiations took place over 24 hours; that is a whole day without sleep,” Chukwu observed.

But in a swift reaction, the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), yesterday took a swipe at the comments of the minister,  stating that, such statements smacks of “unusual methods of solving industrial dispute.”

MDCAN President, Steve Oluwole, in response to Chukwu’s call for a public debate rather suggested the involvement of external mediators to facilitate the early resolution of the differences between the government and the NMA.

According to Oluwole,  “this is a novel proposal by the Minister of Health. It is of little use second-guessing while this unusual method of solving industrial dispute was proposed or contemplated.”

“The gallery of the public is unlikely to be sufficiently informed and grounded on the issues to play unbiased umpire between the minister and the NMA. The theatre of debate may, however, not do either party much good.”

He said “while the frustration of the Ministry of Health in coming to a quick resolution of the problems is not difficult to perceive,  it should not come to its wits end because of the decision of the delegate meeting of the NMA to continue with the strike.”
Regarding the continuation of the strike after signing two (MoUs) with the federal government, Oluwale maintained that “the mindset of the negotiation team of the government and that of the delegate meeting of the NMA regarding MoUs, however, differ widely.”

“There is, therefore, a very unfortunate impasse that is unlikely to resolve as long as both sides maintain their positions. Thus, a third MoU that will resolve differences appears a difficult objective to achieve.”

“Since the negotiations teams have met twice without much progress, bringing in external mediators may be helpful. Such mediators may include respected doctors who will bring their experience in administration and standing in the medical profession to bear on both sides. Without doubt, solution should be found within days not weeks for all sides to preserve their obligations to the agreement.”

Meanwhile, the strike embarked by the doctors continues to bite hard on patients as public hospitals in Makurdi, the Benue State capital and its environs have remained closed and deserted. At the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) and the Makurdi General Hospital yesterday, all sick patients on admission at the hospitals had been moved out by their relatives.

It was also gathered that no doctor on call or duty at the hospitals reported for work in line with the directives of the NMA Though nurses in the hospitals were seen rendering skeletal services to some sick patients and few emergency cases, activities at the hospitals were generally low.

A nurse on duty at the FMC who craved anonymity, said none of the doctors on duty had reported for work since Tuesday. “None of our doctors reported at the hospital since Tuesday as a result of the strike, and the development has forced all patients on admission to vacate their beds in search of medical attention in private hospitals in town.” She said.

In his reaction, the Chairman, Joint Health Staff Union (JOHESU), Mr. Moses Shausu, said the strike had paralysed activities in public hospitals in the state.

“You know that services in a hospital is a team work; so if a doctor is not on duty for consultation services, there will be a problem because other staffers will find it difficult to carry out ancillary services, that is the effect of this strike.”

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Seriously, Doctors Are Small gods By Funke Egbemode

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It pisses me off when people who don’t know anything pretend to know something. My anger is worse with those who ought to know yet know nothing. And I am mighty angry with you and you and you and the government. You still don’t know why I’m angry, right? Very an­noying people. How long is it going to take a nation of supposedly brilliant people to realize our doctors are big boys, big babes and we should not take them for granted? When are we going to face up to the fact that doctors are not mere men, not ordinary people we should toy with?

If we are as intelligent as we claim we are, won’t we know that men who can make a difference between life and death in as little as a minute are small gods? But what do we know? What do we do? We annoy our doctors every year, force them to dump their stethoscopes in anger. What kind of smart people piss off gods with such reckless abandon annually instead of worshipping them? Only Nigerians. Smart people offer sacrifices to their gods regularly. They don’t put their stubby fingers in the eyes of the gods.

Look at me. I spent four years in the uni­versity getting a degree but doctors spend six years. Do I need Wikipedia to tell me my degree is smaller than that of a doctor? Seriously? Other graduates start at grade level 8 in the civil service. Doctors start at level 12. It takes about 10 years to catch up with these special people. Isn’t that why I go to the hospital each time I have malaria even though I have been having malaria since forever? Still I’m no specialist, no consultant, at treating malaria.

When are we going to get it into our pompous heads that it is and will always be our fault that doctors go on strike every year? We should quit blaming these great people who help to keep us alive and well. We should listen to their every whisper, appreciate every drop of their sweat. Of course, we can never pay them enough for their efforts, which is why they have to take an oath to be good to us even when we are bad to them. They are priceless, our jewels of inestimable value.

These human beings are bigger than their employers, don’t you think? That is what the federal and state governments needs to know.We all need to acknowl­edge the goodness and greatness of our doctors. The Minister and the Minister of State for Health are medical doctors. The heads of NAFDAC, NHIS, NACA, among other health institutions are doctors. I hear between the federal and state hospitals in Lagos, there are 2,000 consultants in La­gos alone. Don’t exclaim yet. I also heard that 92% of the budget of the health sector goes to paying salaries, 58% of which goes to medical doctors. Are your eyes threaten­ing to pop out of their sockets? Tell them to maintain status quo ante.

It may look like doctors are getting too much as it is but we need to do more. It doesn’t matter that NMA is a trade union, not a member of NLC or TUC, we always negotiate with the body. But we need to do more. It does not matter that it is rude for employees to order their employers around, they have us all by the balls and they are squeezing. Let’s beg them even if the 24 reasons patients are dying since July 1 is not our fault. Most of their demands are admin­istrative issues but we must still beg them now. Check out some of the reasons and see how boxed into a corner we are by men and women whose salaries are paid from your tax and sweat.

“The NMA is opposed to the appoint­ment of directors in the hospitals. This position distorts the chain of command in the hospital, induces anarchy.”

Ah, chain of command is important. Very important. Anything that distorts it is reason enough to promote a few hundreds of pa­tients from the ward to the mortuary.

“Grade level 12 (CONMESS 2) in the health sector MUST be SKIPPED for medical doctors.”

Good point. Let us sacrifice a few babies in the neonatal units to this demand. Those premature little things ought to have known better than to come into the world at a time medical doctors are still being made to en­dure CONMESS 2. It is not fair to help these babies while no one is helping doctors.

“The title “CONSULTANT” in a hospi­tal setting describes the relationship be­tween the Specialist Medical Doctor and his patient. It will be a source of confu­sion if the title is applied to any other health worker who statutorily does not own patient.”

Yes now. The doctors own us as soon as we have the misfortune of stepping into their hospitals. This CONSULTANT chieftaincy title is the exclusive preserve of doctors. Burying a few patients to secure this title is just a little sacrifice even if it is the reason you are burying your favourite aunt because there was no doctor on duty when she got to the hospital. I’m even suggesting special beaded stethoscope and scrubs for Consul­tants so they can stand out in the crowd of health workers.

“Surgeon General of the Federation MUST be appointed with immediate effect.”

I like the MUST in capital letters. That’s what happens when the employee becomes bigger than the employer. A man goes to ap­ply for a job, his files clutched in his nervous hands behind him, wearing faded shirts and cheap shoes. You give him the job and then he starts throwing words like MUST around because he can now afford a brand new Kia Picanto? The little boy is getting too big for his booties, ain’t he?

“Clinical duty allowance for Honor­ary Consultants should be increased by 90% of CONMESS and Hazard allow­ance MUST be at least N100, 000 per month for Medical Doctors.”

This is a matter of urgent national im­portance. This sacred allowance is enough reason for a woman to lose an only child be­cause the doctors are on strike. It’s enough reason to enlarge the community of widows and widowers. We should pay them their money and when we do, we shall insist they make the dead walk.

“Government should as a matter of urgency set up a health trust fund that will enhance the upgrading of all hos­pitals in Nigeria.”

Awwww. How nice and considerate. These small gods are not totally mean after all. They kill a few and heal a few. But what is a well equipped hospital if there are no doctors to man the equipment because next year, our little gods will go on strike again. It’s an annual ritual.

One thing bothers me though. When these doctors resume and find out that 10 of the patients in Ward 6, 5 in Ward 7 and 15 in the maternity ward died while they were on strike, what will they tell God when praying five times a day or when they ‘lift up holy hands’ in church on Sunday?

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Doctors’ Strike in Bauchi Bites Harder as Patients Face Frustration at ATBUTH

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As the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) strike enters its seventh day,  frustrated patients at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, are bearing the brunt of  the industrial action as doctors are not attending to patients in hospitals.

Some of the patients expressed the view that there was the need for a judicial scrutiny of the doctors strike,  arguing  that incessant strikes by doctors was a breach of the oath they took to care for patients.

When THISDAY visited the male and female medical wards, only few patients were seen on admission while those coming from the rural areas seeking medical attention had no doctor to attend to them.

However at the  antenatal clinic, which handles over 12 patients daily, consultants doctors were attending to pregnant women.

A nurse, who does not want her name mentioned said pregnant women were given medical attention during the strike in order to avoid any complication that might endanger the lives of  mothers and  babies.

According to her, “pregnancy can sometimes bring some complication for a mother and her baby, so pregnant women need constant medical attention to keep them healthy.”
“we don’t want a situation whereby a pregnant woman suffers because of the strike and that is why those patients with emergency cases would be attended to.”

Doctors in compliance with the NMA directives stayed away from the dental, eye, surgical and ophthalmology,  but only few patients with emergency cases were given medical  attention by consultants.
A patient, Bernard  Ekpebide, who was supported by his spouse to alight from his car said he had been in severe pain due to inflammation of his appendix. He said he was told by doctors that his case possibly required surgery.

He said, “ my wife will take me to either Rimi Clinic or Lima Hospital to see a doctor. I have decided to have the surgery at a private hospital, even if it will cost me more because I am going through serious pains and cannot wait.”

The Acting Chief Medical Director, Dr. Yusuf Jibril, said that the doctors in the hospital were still on strike in compliance with the directive of NMA.

“The strike is still in progress in the hospital, according to the directive of the national leadership of the association. For now, only emergency cases are being attended to while those with minor cases are advised to seek medical attention in other hospitals,” he said.

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Doctors’ Strike: MDCAN Assures Patients of Uninterrupted Service

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As the strike embarked upon by members of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) enters its second week, the Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)  yesterday assured all patients and Nigerians of its  commitment to uninterrupted and high quality health care services across hospitals in the country.
This notwithstanding,  the body also affirmed its full support for all the ideals of the NMA geared towards improving the services at all their tiers of healthcare.

It promised that it would comply fully with the restraining order on all the parties as contained in the ruling, delivered by Hon. Justice M.N. Esowe on  June 27, on the motion ex-parte for an order of interim injunction in  Suit No.
NICN/ABJ/177/2014 filed against the federal government and pending before the National Industrial Court in Abuja.
A press statement signed by the National President of the association, Dr. Steven Oluwole, stressed that information received from the hospitals nationwide, and data collected from members during the meeting showed that members of MDCAN, including orthopaedic surgeons, obstetricians, gynaecologists, infectious diseases specialists, physicians and several other specialists had been attending to patients in various hospitals across the country within the limits that are practicable in the current prevailing situation and circumstances.

The current position of MDCAN is a fallout of the outcome of its meeting in Ilorin, Kwara State of Nigeria held on Saturday, July 5 to review the state of healthcare delivery in the country.
According to the statement, "We note, without reservations, the unnecessary rivalry that had thrown the health sector into endless cycles of strikes and threat of strikes."
The body stated that "MDCAN complies fully with the restraining order on all parties, which is contained  in the ruling, delivered by Justice M.N. Esowe on June 27.
"In the same vein, MDCAN expects the other parties in the suit to comply fully with the terms of the said restraining order."
The statement added that "branches of the MDCAN and individual consultants should continue to provide services to patients, but should  exercise their professional  judgment as to the best care feasible and practicable in the current situation.
It also maintained that "all patients and Nigerians are assured of our commitment to uninterrupted and high quality health care services."
The MDCAN president further pleaded with the federal government within its power to bring a quick  end to the current impasse.

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Total Donates Auto Haematology Analyser to Hospital

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Total Foundation, an Employee Initiative Programme of Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria (TUCN), recently donated an Auto-Haematology Analyser to St. Kizito Clinic in Lagos.

The Auto-Haematology Analyser is said to be capable of using one blood sample to achieve different results. This means it is a critical improvement to the service rendered to the patients by the clinic as it allows complete screening of data sets of blood cells, both qualitative and quantitative.

Operated by an independent not-for-profit organisation, Loving Gaze, St. Kizito Clinic, has provided basic health care for the most unprivileged in Lagos for the last 25 years in Jakande, Lekki; Idi-Araba, Mushin and Oreta, Ikorodu.

The clinics provide maternal care, ante and postnatal services, immunisation, pharmacy dispensing and run two malnutrition centres for children. They also offer daily consultation and treatments of common diseases like malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia, measles, skin infections, eye problems, non- communicable diseases, HIV and TB

Speaking while handling over the equipment to the hospital, the TUCN, Project Head of Communications, Silvia Polski, said, "Total as a group and TUCN in particular, have a long tradition in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Via its Foundation, Total enables its employees to commit themselves personally towards non-profitable associations. It is an honour, undoubtedly, to be able to contribute to the help given to less-privileged people, in the country we are working in.”

Responding, Loving Gaze General Manager, Barbara Pepoli said, “We are grateful to Total because the beneficiaries of this equipment for the first year will be roughly 60,000 patients as against our initial 10,0000 patients ”, adding that the Auto Haematology Analyser will support the medical care of the most vulnerable patients: children, pregnant women, HIV/AIDS and TB patients.

The machine, she noted further will also allow diagnosing in a complete and detailed way which particular type of anaemia or infections the patient is suffering from.

“It is also very useful in order to monitor the collateral effects of some drugs like antiretroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS, antibiotics etc, thereby enabling the doctors in the evaluation of the prescribed drugs. The amount of time used for blood analysis and the accuracy of the results are also greatly improved by using this equipment”, Pepoli noted.

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Waering flip flops made in china causing skin rashes or chemical burns

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In July 2007, Kerry Stiles, a woman from Florida documented her bad experience of chemical burns on her feet after wearing a pair of the Sand-N-Sun cheap flip flops (made in China) she bought from Wal-Mart. She put up the detailed record of her ordeal online after she was not satisfied with Wal-Mart’s response to her complaint.
SIMILAR REPORTS

Kerry Stiles’ report followed numerous reader complaints of similar incidents, and in September 2007 it was reported that Wal-Mart stores across the country are pulling off flip-flops made in China after customers complained of rashes or burns developed on their feet. In September 2007 FoxNews.com reported that the issue is not with everyone who wears those flip flops from China; out of millions sold, there were some cases reported.
Dr. Nanette Silverberg, the director of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York explained that the burning sensation is most likely because of allergies to the rubber on the shoes or to the chemical components like Thiuram and Dithiocarbamates that are used to break down the rubber in the shoes. The doctor said it is unlikely that it’s the chemical coating that’s extremely toxic, and the reason for burns or rashes could be due to allergic contact dermatitis that happens in some people who will notice a reaction within a couple of hours.
After pulling off from their stores, Wal-Mart also planned to test the Sand-N-Sun flip-flops to find out more about the causes of the chemical burns and continue to sell the line of shoes later.

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