The President of ECOWAS Commission,
Kadre Quedraogo, has described the Ebola Virus Disease epidemic as a security
issue, saying it is not an issue for one country but a regional concern.
Speaking at the Health Partners
Coordinating Committee meeting at the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja, Mr.
Quedraogo said he took the opportunity of the high-level meeting of the
coordinating body for bilateral and multilateral partnerships in Nigeria to pay
a courtesy visit to the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu. Continue..
“I convey to the government of
Nigeria the total solidarity and support of ECOWAS in this very courageous
struggle against the Ebola epidemic,” he said.
“ECOWAS also has suffered the
devastating effect of this epidemic because we lost one of our dedicated staff
and we received support and assistance from the Minister of Health in handling
this very sad case.
“We fully appreciate what the
international community, the health authority in Nigeria, the health personnel,
and I want here to pay tribute to the courage of all the people involved in
managing this epidemic in Nigeria. We appreciate their actions. This has been
considered as a very very security issue for ECOWAS,” he stated.
The
President of ECOWAS Commission, Kadre Quedraogo, has described the
Ebola Virus Disease epidemic as a security issue, saying it is not an
issue for one country but a regional concern.
Speaking at the Health Partners Coordinating Committee meeting at the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja, Mr. Quedraogo said he took the opportunity of the high-level meeting of the coordinating body for bilateral and multilateral partnerships in Nigeria to pay a courtesy visit to the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu.
“I convey to the government of Nigeria the total solidarity and support of ECOWAS in this very courageous struggle against the Ebola epidemic,” he said.
“ECOWAS also has suffered the devastating effect of this epidemic because we lost one of our dedicated staff and we received support and assistance from the Minister of Health in handling this very sad case.
“We fully appreciate what the international community, the health authority in Nigeria, the health personnel, and I want here to pay tribute to the courage of all the people involved in managing this epidemic in Nigeria. We appreciate their actions. This has been considered as a very very security issue for ECOWAS,” he stated.
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Speaking at the Health Partners Coordinating Committee meeting at the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja, Mr. Quedraogo said he took the opportunity of the high-level meeting of the coordinating body for bilateral and multilateral partnerships in Nigeria to pay a courtesy visit to the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu.
“I convey to the government of Nigeria the total solidarity and support of ECOWAS in this very courageous struggle against the Ebola epidemic,” he said.
“ECOWAS also has suffered the devastating effect of this epidemic because we lost one of our dedicated staff and we received support and assistance from the Minister of Health in handling this very sad case.
“We fully appreciate what the international community, the health authority in Nigeria, the health personnel, and I want here to pay tribute to the courage of all the people involved in managing this epidemic in Nigeria. We appreciate their actions. This has been considered as a very very security issue for ECOWAS,” he stated.
- See more at: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/167762-ebola-a-security-threat-ecowas-president.html#sthash.Pvw2Vkaw.dpuf
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