Nigeria's Federal Government Enhances Ebola Response Measures

The Federal Government of Nigeria is taking significant steps to prepare for a potential Ebola outbreak as the number of identified contacts linked to the confirmed case rises to 53. The government plans to identify and equip Ebola treatment centres in states with designated ports of entry.

They are assessing isolation capacity at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital and planning an infection prevention and control assessment at Karu General Hospital. The index case, a 42-year-old woman, is expected to be evacuated abroad for further medical treatment early Monday, with arrangements made for her flight at 6 am.

A medical evacuation aircraft is already at the airport awaiting her arrival. In Lagos, screening measures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport are being strengthened, while health experts have raised concerns about critical gaps in Nigeria's intensive care infrastructure.