The US Assistant Secretary for African
Affairs, Ambassador Linda Thomas
Greenfield, has called on Nigeria to
assist other West African countries in
the containment of the Ebola Virus
Disease.
She made the appeal after meeting with
the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi
Chukwu, in Abuja on Thursday.
Mrs Thomas-Greenfield who is in Nigeria
on official visit to attend a security
Nigeria-US Bi-National Commission
meeting to discuss issues on health and
politics commended "the minister, his
staff and the government of Nigeria on
how they effectively deal with the Ebola
outbreak here in Nigeria.
"They are taking all the right steps to
stop
this andthey are having great success
here. I appeal to the Minister to assist
neighbours in Liberia and Sierra-Leone
as they also grapple with this terrible
outbreak", she said.
She further expressed concerns "over the
spread of the Ebola disease in Liberia,
Sierra-Leone and Guinea" adding that
"efforts are being made proactively every
single day with the support of our Centre
for Disease Control (CDC), World Health
Organisation (WHO), and the health
community around Africa and the world
to support those efforts to control the
outbreak in those three countries", she
said.
Prof Chukwu on his part said Nigeria is
her brother's keeper, promising that "we
are going to assist our sister nations".
He also commended the efforts of the
United States' Centre for Disease Control
in containing the spread of Ebola Virus
Disease in Nigeria.

Source: www.locogist..nl/2014/09/ebolausa-urges-nigeria-to-assist.html?m=1

I guess its time to show the world that we might be corrupt, stubborn,reckless but we will always be africa's ray of hope, not only in times of war but also in times of outbreak like this.If nigeria can do it, then africa can do it.

Oh well. We are trying to contain the epidermic in our own country with the limited resources at our disposal and someone whose country has the resources to help out,is asking us to help another country. Na wa o.

Imagine dis guy commiting suicide because of Ebola.

Deeman87: Imagine dis guy commiting suicide because of Ebola.

You sure say no be you kill am,,,

Rich4god: You sure say no be you kill am,,,

Lol.....No be oh...na suicide him comit...