Nigeria: Ebola - Nigerian Lawmakers Reject Visit to Country's Entry Points, Urge FG to Release Emergency Funds
Lawmakers backed compulsory screening for all international arrivals and urged emergency funding after Nigeria confirmed one Ebola case and identified 44 contacts.
- On Wednesday, the Senate passed resolutions demanding mandatory health screening at all entry points to prevent Ebola transmission, following Nigeria's confirmed case on Tuesday.
- Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in a woman who recently arrived from Uganda on an international flight; the government is tracking 44 identified contacts for isolation.
- Sponsor Francis Faduyile proposed screening protocols including health declaration forms, temperature checks, and symptom assessments for passengers from affected areas within the preceding 21 days.
- Senate President Godswill Akpabio successfully opposed lawmakers' visits to entry points, arguing senators risked virus exposure, while the chamber urged immediate emergency fund release.
- Lawmakers called for functional isolation centers in all 36 states and the FCT, while Tahir Monguno and others recommended amending the Quarantine Act to modernize public health legislation.
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