Its President, Prof. Innocent Ujah, at the opening of the December National Executive Council meeting in Sokoto, expressed concerns over emerging and re-emerging infections.
Ujah said this is on the premise that every outbreak is unique and community understanding of diseases and their spread are complex, context-dependent and culturally mediated, hence the need for effective coordination. Lassa fever is an animal-borne and acute viral illness. It is endemic in parts of West Africa, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria.
Ujah said Nigerian medical doctors and other frontline health workers have been at risk of contracting these infectious diseases, adding that many had been infected and survived, while some lost their lives in the course of discharging their duties.
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