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Govt Bans Ebola Travellers ‘…Travel from Ebola-hit countries restricted’
GOVERNMENT has banned travellers from countries where the deadly Ebola disease has broken out, Minister of Health Joseph Kasonde announced yesterday.
To prevent any spread of the disease, the ministry has since put in place a national Ebola preparedness plan and budget to respond to the threat.
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are battling the Ebola virus, which has also spread to Nigeria.
In a statement released in Lusaka yesterday, Dr Kasonde said the measure is meant to prevent the deadly virus from reaching Zambia.
He said Government is putting in place measures that will protect Zambia from any threats of the disease, which has killed over 900 people in West Africa.
“Although there is no immediate threat of spread to Zambia of Ebola, considering the extent of the outbreak, and recognising the ease with which people can travel between two points in the world, the Ministry of Health has heightened its alert status,” Dr Kasonde said.
Dr Kasonde said Zambia has laboratory capacity at the University of Zambia School of Veterinary Medicine to test and confirm an Ebola outbreak.
“The ministry has stationed ambulances at all major points of entry – namely all the four main international airports [Kenneth Kaunda, Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe and Mfuwe] and Ground Crossings [Kasumba Lesa, Nakonde, Mpulungu, Chirundu, Katima Mulilo, Victoria Falls, Kazungula and Mokambo]. Other crossings will be managed as part of the routine surveillance,” Dr Kasonde said.
“We have since called for strict entry controls at all airports and all border posts,” Dr Kasonde said.
The World Health Organisation has since declared an international public health emergency.
There is no known cure for the disease, which is said to kill 90 percent of its victims.
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Kongo Dust
August 9, 2014 at 7:41 am
Good move ministry of health,
Save a Life - Recommend SOS
August 9, 2014 at 11:33 am
Anderson Chisala
August 9, 2014 at 8:45 am
Baza sila bantu from Ebola….
I am also encouraging everyone to be HEALTH
conscious( b a Vegeterianif possible). These
diseases tht r coming on Planet Earth ve
strange Origins !.
Its your choice its your health. God’s face to
shine upon you people. Ths disease can WIPE
THE WHOLE OF AFRICA I beit you !
Carol Chakli
August 9, 2014 at 9:40 am
How do people from West Africa get banned from coming in when all along we have been told the country is ready to handle the disease. Talking to a friend in west Africa, it is busy as usual and no country has banned entry of these people.
joe baza
August 9, 2014 at 8:28 pm
so we just have to follow the lead of other countries?we only ban after other countries ban ?its a very good move by the gvt coz the moment one zambia gets it thats all
zahara
August 9, 2014 at 10:41 am
You cnt manage ba health,what about ba congole dibili mu zambia.
kote
August 9, 2014 at 11:13 am
@ CHIEF OF GRIEF STANYINA.WATS YOOUR COMMENT?
Zambians in West Africa
August 9, 2014 at 2:50 pm
Ebola is very infectious – When you come in contact with the bodily fluids of a person who is showing the symptoms. Its not like HIV which gets transmitted even in the early stages. But once someone has incubated the virus, you get problems
Ebola is not very contagious – With proper measures in place, its not easy to spread from one person to another.
From the time of the outbreak less than 2000 people have been confirmed. So that gives you an Idea.
Finally these guys like bats too much. The is no infrastructure here to compare to southern Africa. Things like uder five/immunisation or child monitoring systems are non existant. Finally, they have strange beliefs. In the early stages, they were beating up healthy workers from NGOs like Doctors without border. They were also stealing their infected relatives from the hospitals. That is the confusion here Oga.
By the way, I am coming back. Meet you guys
kanono
August 9, 2014 at 7:28 pm
May God grant us knoledge and wisdom to conquer and prevent this infectious and deadly disease,Amen
CHIZ~MAN
August 9, 2014 at 8:09 pm
Awe mwandini ba ministry of health efyakuchita pantu ububulwele na AIDS yawamapo 90% of its victims kushika?