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Ebola: How months of Ebola preparedness helped Nigeria confirm first case within 24 hours — Minister

Nigeria's months of Ebola preparedness enabled health authorities to confirm the country's first imported case within 24 hours. The Coordinating Minister of Health Muhammad Pate stated that strengthened disease surveillance, expanded lab capacity, trained workers and state readiness assessments allowed quick confirmation and notification to the WHO.

Pidgin: Nigeria months of preparation for Ebola don help health authorities confirm di first imported case wey enter di country inside 24 hours. Coordinating Minister of Health Muhammad Pate talk say dem strengthen disease surveillance, expand lab capacity, train health workers and check states readiness, na im make dem fit respond quick quick, confirm di infection and notify WHO as International Health Regulations require.

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