GodsMercy1:
Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole on Thursday, said the current outbreak of Lassa fever in the country is because the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan failed to implement a roadmap drawn in 2012.

The minister also disclosed that the ministry was going to begin testing on a potential vaccine that would be used to prevent the virus.

Adewole disclosed these while briefing the Senate Committee on Health headed by Sen. Lanre Tejuosho (APC, Lagos) on the outbreak of the lassa virus in Nigeria.

Prof. Adewole put the number of cases as of today was 129 adding that the hospital which treated the deceased victim of the disease before referral to the national hospital was being investigated.

The minister said that the virus would have been defeated by now if there was the Jonathan administration had the political will to implement a roadmap designed in 2012 to forestall future occurrence.

He said: “In 2012 we recorded 1723 cases, after that, because of the severity, the post lassa fever outbreak workshop took place and an action plan to ensure this will never happen again was put in place.

“But this action plan was never implemented because it was never funded. We will dust the old plan, modernize it and look at if from the political perspective: what can we do to provide leadership, to provide support.”

On the vaccine being developed to tackle the disease, the minister said government has been “notified of a candidate vaccine which we will put through chemical trial to find out if it would work.

“We call it a candidate vaccine and we would want to run it through trials and that takes some time. Hopefully we will do that this year, once we consider it to be effective and safe then we put it to use.

“If it works then that means that we would be able to immunize people in the affected areas but for now we will continue with our surveillance,” he said.

He revealed that the vaccine was co-developed by some Nigerians while saying that the current outbreak is a national embarrassment because although there were about 1723 cases in 2012, the percentage death rate of the current outbreak was higher.

He added that the virus had been a yearly occurrence with 400 cases recorded in 2014 although not as publicized as the current outbreak.

“We can assure you that we are not going to sleep, we will remain at work, we are actively moving across the country,” he assured the committee.

On the recent death of a victim at the National Hospital in Abuja, he said that the ministry was investigating the hospital where the victim was first treated for one week.

He said that the Abuja victim actually came from Plateau state because he was ill and landed in a private hospital where he was kept for one week before he was referred.

He said that the dead victim was only referred to the National Hospital when he was already unconscious and therefore died 24 hours later.

“It is unfortunate because if we had picked this man earlier on, we would have been able to put him on medication and he could have been alive today.

“The situation which happened in that private hospital I have asked our people to investigate. We will sanction the doctor or the proprietor if we find any act on negligence on his or her part,” he said.

In his remark, the Chairman of the Committee said that the Senate will be willing to approve money for the health of Nigerians not just for lassa but for other ailments.

http://www.orderpaper.ng/lassa-fever-minister-blames-jonathan-says-vaccine-tested/

who will I blame for my burnt spaghetti? I guess GEJ. anyways just passing by... and by d way, Senator Tejuoso is from Ogun state central senatorial district.

phlamesG:
If I may ask who d hell is dj cuppy?

Who the Hell is ur father? "ta lo bi e"? stop exposing ur ignorance on social media. Nuisance.

Aromas:
My personal prayer for the new Ooni of Ife
Holdup kin mu Elese. Baba holdup Aye oni muyin o Asheeee

lol! e be like say u never go Redemption Camp, you go see where holdup dey hold leg... *smile*

Pope22:
Who are those in 2nd pic please?

that's Mike Adenuga of Glo and daughter.

[quote author=Nelsizzy post=38683405]I am very certain nobody read that Epistle to the very end.[/quote
You can't be too certain dude cos not everybody uses a Nokia ASHA 108 wit a small screen like urs... as for me I read it from A to Z.... #just kidding.

gunuvi:
To those of you castigating and blaming akpabio, my question to you is- is he the driver? Shm

As ur name implies, ur comment sounds "gulible", was the Akpabio sleeping while his driver drives him or if He had cauction him not to drive against traffic light, should he have disobeyed his boss order, I'm sure they might have escape the crash... let our leaders lead by example Nd stop beating around d bush... #myopinion.

It's constitutionally required for ministerial appointments to reflect national characters. However, has Buhari appointed two persons from the same state? No, he has not done that. Thus, no breach of the law yet till date. Also, it's even becoming obvious now that we the Southern States are not ready for the appointments. Have you forgotten that when Buhari first assumed office, he was moving about with Amaechi, BRF, Fayemi & co? Before we could open eyes, people who supposed to support these guys from their states started writing petitions and asking for their probes. The northerners are not doing that to their potential appointees. The worst factor is that if Buhari should appoint someone from Lagos, for instance, without the blessing of Tinubu, Tinubu/APC would feel slighted and aggrieved. Thus, APC states in the South should stop washing the linen of their potential appointees in public. Hmmmmm

Maxcollins042:
Na God wey him be wey be say person no go near am anyhow?,even God ain't like that.

you sound mentally deluded, u need to grow up and get a life, elections are over and u have to live wit d reality that PMB will be ur President for 4 years.. #thank me later

totorimi:
it is only here in Nigeria that a setting president will appoint his daughter as the head or the INEC yet we keep quiet until it is too late.
Buhari doesn't own Nigeria therefore we cant afford to keep quiet on the premise of give him time.
The country is not experimental lab where you come and try you luck. We must speak up and demand for what is right. We all own this place doesn't belong to a group, section , individual or tribe.
No body has the monopoly of violence therefore using intimidation and hate statement to assume power does not mean the people has been subdued.
Appoint ministers and let due process be followed in the appointment of govt officials. This loop sided individualistic appointments suggest dictatorship which must be checked at the infancy before it crystaliises.

#shoro ni yen?

temitemi1:
#Buhari'sDaughterMustGo...

grow up and stop exposing ur ignorance... thank me later.

allanphash7:
Tinubu baba the lion of boudilion jagunmolu of yoruba land ijaya gbogbo opposition the slayer of one guy from otuoke the man with a lion heart the man with uncommon common sense












Tinubu my hero Fashola my mentor Ambode my guy






Long live ekun oko Remi

the Jagaban of Borgu the redeemed of southwest Nig. He who gives Bode Gorge sleepless night twale for you...

eleko1:
.wetin u wn use her number for?She tell u sy she's looking for a second hand material .Wic fake family u wan introduce here to .Oya,com pay her bride kudi,I am the family head .

Olee Oshi.. u wan turn dis innocent girl into business venture... who made u our family head?..

missKiffy:
I met my boyfriend's dad for the first time last week and he introduced me as a 'friend' to his dad. I later asked him why he introduced me as a friend just to clarify things and know if am just a 'friend' to him and he told me his dad understands what he meant even tho he referred to me as a friend, and I think he was right cos his dad was dotting on me after meeting me, he even told my boyfriend he likes me.

Should I still be worried or am just bothering myself for no reason.

missKiffy:
I met my boyfriend's dad for the first time last week and he introduced me as a 'friend' to his dad. I later asked him why he introduced me as a friend just to clarify things and know if am just a 'friend' to him and he told me his dad understands what he meant even tho he referred to me as a friend, and I think he was right cos his dad was dotting on me after meeting me, he even told my boyfriend he likes me.

Should I still be worried or am just bothering myself for no reason.

missKiffy:
I met my boyfriend's dad for the first time last week and he introduced me as a 'friend' to his dad. I later asked him why he introduced me as a friend just to clarify things and know if am just a 'friend' to him and he told me his dad understands what he meant even tho he referred to me as a friend, and I think he was right cos his dad was dotting on me after meeting me, he even told my boyfriend he likes me.

Should I still be worried or am just bothering myself for no reason.

back in those days, if a guy introduced u to his parents, then marriage is guarantee but these days, if like meet his ancestors, if he will dump u, he will, so worry urself less my dear.

joeyfire:

Amaechi ke? Very stupid request

and you! very silly comment.

joeyfire:

Amaechi ke? Very stupid request

and you! very silly comment.