President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan welcomes today\u2019s declaration by the
\nWorld Health Organisation (WHO) that Nigeria is now officially Ebola-free
\nafter 42 days without any incidence of the Ebola Virus Disease.<\/p>\n
President Jonathan dedicates the certification to the many patriotic
\nhealth workers, volunteers and ordinary Nigerians who worked tirelessly,
\nsome of them paying the ultimate price, to stop the deadly virus in its
\ntrack after it entered the country in July this year.<\/p>\n
The President seizes this opportunity to also reiterate his appreciation
\nof the contributions of state governments, WHO and other international
\nhealth organisations, relatives of infected persons and other Nigerians
\nwho either courageously underwent the rigours of being quarantined or
\ncomplied with all directives issued by health authorities to defeat the
\nvirus.<\/p>\n
He believes that Nigeria\u2019s globally-acclaimed success against Ebola is a
\ntestimony to what Nigerians can achieve if they set aside their
\ndifferences and work together, and calls on Nigerians to strive to
\nreplicate the unity of purpose and all-hands-on-deck approach adopted
\nagainst Ebola in other areas of national life.<\/p>\n
As the nation applauds the success of its collective effort to stop the
\ntransmission of the Ebola Virus within Nigeria however, the President
\nwarns that the entire country must remain fully alert and vigilant against
\nthe re-entry of the virus.<\/p>\n
President Jonathan fully shares the view expressed by WHO in its
\ncongratulatory message to Nigeria that while we have won a battle against
\nEbola, the war will only truly end when West Africa, Africa and the world
\nare declared free of Ebola.<\/p>\n
The President consequently directs that all the anti-Ebola measures taken
\nafter the entry of the virus into the country should remain in place and
\nthat health officials should continue to actively screen persons entering
\nthe country through its air, land and sea borders for any sign of the
\nvirus.<\/p>\n
He also urges all Nigerians to continue to follow the anti-Ebola
\nadvisories on sanitation and personal hygiene issued by Federal and State
\nHealth authorities.<\/p>\n
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