Health and aviation authorities have intensified surveillance measures on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with airways working from high-risk international locations now below nearer scrutiny as a part of efforts to forestall the importation of Ebola Virus Illness (EVD) into Nigeria.
The transfer adopted renewed issues over the Ebola outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), prompting the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Lagos State Authorities, Port Well being Companies and different stakeholders to strengthen preparedness and response mechanisms on the nation’s busiest airport.
As a part of the heightened alert, authorities have recognized airways arriving from international locations thought-about susceptible to Ebola transmission and launched enhanced screening procedures for passengers on such flights.
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The event emerged throughout a joint inspection of MMIA’s well being surveillance and emergency response services by prime officers from the well being and aviation sectors.
The inspection crew included the Lagos State Commissioner for Well being, Prof. Akin Abayomi; Airport Supervisor, MMIA, Mr. Olatokunbo Arewa; FAAN’s Basic Supervisor, Aviation Medical, Dr. Ibrahim Bilikisu; Everlasting Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Well being, Dr. Dayo Lajide; Particular Adviser to the Governor on Well being, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi; and the State Epidemiologist, Dr. Ismail Adeshina Abdus-Salam.
Talking in the course of the train, Prof. Abayomi recommended the proactive steps already taken by airport authorities and well being officers in response to developments surrounding the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.
He emphasised the necessity for steady vigilance, significantly in monitoring passengers arriving from international locations categorized as high-risk locations. In response to him, early identification, isolation and monitoring of travellers from such areas stay vital to stopping the unfold of infectious illnesses.
Briefing the delegation in the course of the inspection, Dr. Abdullahi Lawal, Officer-in-Cost of Port Well being Companies and Head of the Level of Entry (PoE) Group at MMIA, disclosed that complete danger assessments had been carried out to guage the airport’s preparedness stage.
In response to him, the airport’s emergency preparedness and response plan has been reviewed and strengthened to handle potential Ebola-related threats.
He revealed that airways working from high-risk international locations have been recognized and positioned below enhanced surveillance, whereas well being screening types are being administered to passengers arriving on such flights.
Lawal defined that the measures kind a part of a broader emergency response framework designed to facilitate the early detection, reporting and administration of suspected instances.
In his remarks, MMIA Airport Supervisor assured the visiting officers of FAAN’s dedication to sustaining strict compliance with all well being and security protocols.
He harassed the significance of immediate reporting and fast motion at any time when signs related to Ebola or different infectious illnesses are noticed amongst passengers.
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