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Friday, 5 September 2014

Ebola a security threat – ECOWAS President

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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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