Even as Nigeria has been declared Ebola virus free, lessons have been learnt from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak and the Ondo State government is leaving nothing to chance in curbing contagious diseases.
The State government has set up an infectious disease hospital in Akure, the state capital, which it says is a purpose built centre to cater for victims of EVD.
A section of the hospital has been completed and equipped.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju said that the centre would help take care of infectious diseases and not just Ebola.
“There must be a pattern of movement in this kind of centre such that health workers do not contaminate the place a and infect other people as they are working in the place.
“The health workers are undergoing training now,” he said, emphasising that the state is battle ready in situations of disease outbreak.