WHO applaud Nigeria for quick response to meningitis

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WHO applaud Nigeria for quick response to meningitis

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Nigeria has been commended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for its quick check on the scourge of meningitis epidemic in some parts of the country. Dr Alemu Wondi, the Country Representative of the organization in Nigeria, Thursday, made the commendation in Sokoto when he paid homage to the Sultan, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III. He said: “We are here to see how to contribute to shorten the period of the outbreak in the state and other parts of Nigeria. “Nigeria has also made crucial efforts to eradicate polio, although the country is yet to be certified polio free.“Routine immunisation is the backbone of disease control and more should be done to ensure its utilisation”. Wondi assured of the support of the world health body to Nigeria to improve its health records. He also lauded the sultan for being a champion of maternal health in the nation. Abubakar, in his comments, appreciated WHO for its effort, saying, “I am also commending Mondi for being a proactive leader.” The sultan restated his obligation to ensure efficient availability of health services to Nigerians. He said: “Health is wealth and we will do everything humanly possible to boost health delivery in the country.“We will sustain our partnership with WHO and other development partners in this direction.” Wondi had already paid a visit to the Commissioner for Health, Dr Balarabe Kakale, where he said “We are here to assess the situation, brainstorm and extend our support on the ways forward. “We must commend the state government for investing huge human and material resources to combat the menace”. Kakale assured Wondi of the state’s exit from the epidemic phase into the recovery phase. “We have opened a referral centre at the Murtala General Hospital, Sokoto, all the isolation camps set up across the state during the peak of the epidemic have been closed down. “We must commend WHO and other development partners for their support to Nigeria and Sokoto state. “The epidemic is going down and the state has controlled the meningitis epidemic 10 days ago. “The state has learnt some hard lessons as regards emergency response, sequel to the epidemic.” He said.

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