Sunday, 31 August 2014

News: Ebola in mind, NYSC to deploy screening machines to orientation camps

The Director General of the National Youths Service Corps [NYSC], Brig. General Johnson Bamidele Olawumi at the weekend said he may deploy screening machines to all the Orientation camps across the 36 states if the Ebola Virus Disease continues to spread.
This, he said would enable them to detect the health status of every newly admitted corps members and to prevent the spread of the disease among the corps members during their stay in the camps.
Olawumi made this known during the official flag-off the NYSC/State Governments Collaboration on Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise held in Akure, the Ondo State Capital.
The Director General said the NYSC has also integrated all the camp clinics into the states’ plan for combating the spread of the deadly Ebola disease.
Olawumi charged all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of cleanliness in view of the dreaded Ebola Virus.
Johnson noted that all relevant government agencies should work together to curtail the spread of the disease that is currently ravaging West African countries.
The NYSC boss praised the corps members for their contribution to the national development, particularly during the just concluded Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections, saying they have displayed high level of patriotism.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous03:47

    I hope they are not posting people to the North o!

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