Ebola: NMA sets up response team

Ebola: NMA sets up response team

THE Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has set up
a committee to combat the spread of Ebola virus
disease in the country.
The association, though on strike, at a press
conference to sensitise the public, said a team of
doctors in Lagos State had volunteered to help
patients at the Yaba hospital.
Speaking at the press conference, the Lagos NMA
chairman, Dr Tope Ojo, said “strike or no strike, we
must respond to emergencies. Our doctors are at
Mainland Hospital, Yaba, where isolated contacts
are being monitored.”
He said the issue of strike would not affect the
commitment of the doctors, adding that the
organisation “is a responsible body and will
definitely respond.”