Ebola: FG bans inter-state movement of corpses

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The National Council on Health has banned the transport of corpses and critically ill persons on both local and international routes with immediate effect.
It said only dead bodies with waivers granted by the Federal Ministry of Health would be transported within and into Nigeria . Such corpses must be conveyed only in ambulances.
To show its seriousness on the movement of corpses, the council advised state governments to enact legislation for its effective compliance .
Members of the council are the Minister of Health, the Minister of State for Health; state Health commissioners ; the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Federal Capital Territory , and the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health.

The National Emergency Management Agency has deployed an emergency Response Intervention Vehicle and Mobile Intensive Care Unit ambulance in the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
It said the deployment would enhance swift response to any emergency situation in the airport.
The Director-General, NEMA, Mr. Sani Sidi, in a statement, said the action was in furtherance of the collaboration between the agency and stakeholders in the aviation sector for greater safety in the airports and its environs.
Sidi, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Search and Rescue, Mr. Vincent Owan, said the newly acquired equipment would be jointly operated by officials of NEMA and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria.
The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr. Saleh Dunoma, who was represented by the General Manager, North Central, Oluwole Osituyo, appreciated NEMA for deploying the equipment.

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