Chukwu Reveals How Nigeria Really Defeated Ebola
Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, the former Minister of Health
has revealed how Nigeria was able to defeat the
dreaded Ebola Virus Disease during its outbreak in the
country.
Former Health Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu
Speaking on Tuesday in Channels Television, the ex-
minister disclosed that the Federal Government
adopted a method which he described as ‘double
barrel’ approach to continue the fight against the
disease despite the declaration by the World Health
Organisation, WHO, that Nigeria is Ebola free.
Chukwu further stated that the Federal Government is
also not relenting in finding a cure to the virus and
revealed that the ‘Treatment Group’ for the Ebola Virus
Disease have been working and collecting various
claims from Nigerians, scientists and others, and are
currently trying to verify them via more research.
He said the treatment group have selected a number
of claims that they think are worth researching into
and they are beginning to develop the protocol for
research. He said Nigeria has now joined the rest of
the world under the auspices of the World Health
Organisation to help fight against the disease on the
global stage.
“So it is a double barrel approach; we are trying to do
things within the country and we are also trying to
collaborate with the international community because
that is the only way to go.There must be a vaccine if
the world is ever to hope that it can be able to combat
it any moment and lay it to rest. f we cant get a
vaccine, then we should have a specific drug
developed that can be effective against the virus,” he
said.
Prof. Chukwu stressed the call made by the Federal
Government to Nigerians not to drop their guard in
maintaining preventive measures against the
contained Ebola Virus Disease, noting that although
the battle is won but the war is not yet won. He said
Nigerians must be on alert now because it is great to
succeed but it is more difficult to stay on top of that
success.
The ex-minister urged Nigerians to remain watchful
and continue to practice all the preventive measures
so far announced especially enhanced personal
hygiene, enhanced sanitation, alertness at ports of
entry, seaports, land crosses, airports as well as sick
people going to a proper hospital for medical
attention.
It would be recalled that a representative of the World
Health Organisation (WHO), Rui Gama Vaz, on Monday
announced that Nigeria is free of the deadly Ebola
Virus as no new case has so far been recorded for 42
days or two incubation period of 21 days.
Vaz, added that: “This is a spectacular success story.
It shows that Ebola can be contained but we must be
clear that we have only won a battle, the war will only
end when West Africa is also declared free of Ebola.”
Ebola was imported into Nigeria by the late American-
Liberia, Patrick Sawyer, who visited the country on a
diplomatic assignment in July 2014. He reportedly
broke down and was taken to First Consultants
Hospital, Obalende in Lagos State, where he was
diagnosed of the dreaded Ebola disease. Ebola has so
far killed more than 4, 500 people according to the
World Health Organisation, WHO.
It would be recalled that the leadership of Ebonyi State
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other major
stakeholders of the party from the three geo-political
zones adopted the Former Health Minister, Prof.
Onyebuchi Chukwu, as its consensus governorship
candidate ahead 2015 general election.
Meanwhile, before the WHO representative announced
that the country is now free of Ebola disease, Chukwu,
had earlier announced that Nigeria was completely
free of active Ebola cases.

If there is anything I love about this report, it is the part that says our research teams are still working.

Doble barrel approach indeed! Forking liars!