HOPE: New drug, Nano Silva, expected in Lagos hospital
Nano Silva, an experimental drug for the treatment
of Ebola Virus, was expected to get to the country
on Thursday for the treatment of patients at the
Infectious Diseases Hospital in Yaba, Lagos .
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu,
who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja
on Thursday, also confirmed the that another nurse
died of the Ebola virus disease.
The late nurse is one of the health workers that
attended to the Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer,
who bought the EVD to Nigeria.
Chukwu said that Nano Silva was offered to the
country by a Nigerian.
According to him, the decision to use the drug on
the EVD patients is in line with the protocols of the
National Health Research Ethics code.
He said, “What is new in the treatment is that in the
last briefing, we told you of a Nigerian who had
already offered the country one of the experimental
drugs, the Nano Silva.
“Hopefully, today(Thursday), the drug would reach
the treatment centre. It follows all the protocols as
governed by the National Health Research Ethics
codes of this country in using the Nano Silva as part
of the treatment regimen.
“We are also in touch with the WHO to see how we
can have the buy in, in the experimental drugs with
the WHO. We have been in touch with various
centres in the world.
“Hopefully, more of the experimental drugs will be
available to be vetted by our committee (the
Research Group) which was set up by the
government two weeks ago to coordinate not only
research, but all claims in terms of treatment.”
A Nigerian contagious disease expert, Dr. Simon
Agwale, had said that Nano Silva had proven
effective against viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
“It may be also a source of a cure” for Ebola
patients, Agwale said.
Nano Silva oral, according to www.indiamart.com,
is a dietary supplement providing nano (10nm)
scaled silver particles in pure hydro solution.
Reports confirm that Nano Silva Oral kills the
deadliest bacteria tested so far.
US major universities like UC Davis, Kansas, UT
have proven the effectiveness of the product in
killing thousands of strains of Staphaureus, T.B,
Strepaureus, E. Colli, Salmonella, yeast and even
anthrax spores and so on.
Nano Silva Oral is the only non-toxic product-
proven to kill anthrax spores. Test reveal
successful efficacy of Nano Cell Silver in combating
malaria, bird flu among others.
Nano Ag+ ruptures and penetrates the cell wall
membranes and interacts with sulphur and
phosphorous compounds of DNA, inhibiting the
replication of bacteria.
The strong positive ionic charge of silver enhances
additional bactericidal effect, thereby killing the
bacteria totally.
The other well known experimental drug is ZMapp,
which was given earlier to two Americans infected
with virus.
WHO opened the door for experimental Ebola drugs
earlier this week, after a panel of ethicists it
convened condoned such treatments because of the
challenges of controlling the outbreak that has killed
more than 1,000 people.
The Health minister told journalists in Abuja that
Nigeria had so far recorded four Ebola deaths. The
four are Sawyer, who is the index case, two nurses
and an ECOWAS protocol officer, Jatto Abdulqudir .
Chukwu said, “Out of these, four have died and six
are currently under treatment. It is important to note
that the number of confirmed cases remains 10 as
of today (Thursday).
“The fourth death recorded today (Thursday) was a
nurse, who participated in the initial management of
the index case(Sawyer).
“The total number of persons under surveillance in
Lagos is now 169. These are all secondary contacts
as all the primary contacts have completed the 21-
day incubation period and have been delisted to
resume their normal lives.”
He added that Enugu State has six persons under
surveillance because 15 out of those quarantined
after complete evaluation were found not to have
had any contact with a nurse who allegedly
disobeyed medical advice and travelled to Enugu.
He said the nurse, who was “a primary contact of
the index case who became symptomatic and
tested positive and is one of the 10 confirmed
cases.”
Chukwu said,” The nurse who had been placed
under surveillance in Lagos disobeyed the Incidence
Management Committee and travelled to Enugu.
“At the time she made the trip, she was yet to show
any symptom and did not infect anyone on her way
as transmission of the disease is only possible
when a carrier of the virus becomes ill.
“However, she has since been brought back to
Lagos. Before her return journey, she had become
symptomatic and had to be conveyed to Lagos with
her spouse in special ambulances.
“The husband is not symptomatic neither is he
positive for the EVD but he has been quarantined
given the intimate contact with her while in Enugu. It
is therefore important to emphasise that there is no
EVD in Enugu State.
of Ebola Virus, was expected to get to the country
on Thursday for the treatment of patients at the
Infectious Diseases Hospital in Yaba, Lagos .
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu,
who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja
on Thursday, also confirmed the that another nurse
died of the Ebola virus disease.
The late nurse is one of the health workers that
attended to the Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer,
who bought the EVD to Nigeria.
Chukwu said that Nano Silva was offered to the
country by a Nigerian.
According to him, the decision to use the drug on
the EVD patients is in line with the protocols of the
National Health Research Ethics code.
He said, “What is new in the treatment is that in the
last briefing, we told you of a Nigerian who had
already offered the country one of the experimental
drugs, the Nano Silva.
“Hopefully, today(Thursday), the drug would reach
the treatment centre. It follows all the protocols as
governed by the National Health Research Ethics
codes of this country in using the Nano Silva as part
of the treatment regimen.
“We are also in touch with the WHO to see how we
can have the buy in, in the experimental drugs with
the WHO. We have been in touch with various
centres in the world.
“Hopefully, more of the experimental drugs will be
available to be vetted by our committee (the
Research Group) which was set up by the
government two weeks ago to coordinate not only
research, but all claims in terms of treatment.”
A Nigerian contagious disease expert, Dr. Simon
Agwale, had said that Nano Silva had proven
effective against viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
“It may be also a source of a cure” for Ebola
patients, Agwale said.
Nano Silva oral, according to www.indiamart.com,
is a dietary supplement providing nano (10nm)
scaled silver particles in pure hydro solution.
Reports confirm that Nano Silva Oral kills the
deadliest bacteria tested so far.
US major universities like UC Davis, Kansas, UT
have proven the effectiveness of the product in
killing thousands of strains of Staphaureus, T.B,
Strepaureus, E. Colli, Salmonella, yeast and even
anthrax spores and so on.
Nano Silva Oral is the only non-toxic product-
proven to kill anthrax spores. Test reveal
successful efficacy of Nano Cell Silver in combating
malaria, bird flu among others.
Nano Ag+ ruptures and penetrates the cell wall
membranes and interacts with sulphur and
phosphorous compounds of DNA, inhibiting the
replication of bacteria.
The strong positive ionic charge of silver enhances
additional bactericidal effect, thereby killing the
bacteria totally.
The other well known experimental drug is ZMapp,
which was given earlier to two Americans infected
with virus.
WHO opened the door for experimental Ebola drugs
earlier this week, after a panel of ethicists it
convened condoned such treatments because of the
challenges of controlling the outbreak that has killed
more than 1,000 people.
The Health minister told journalists in Abuja that
Nigeria had so far recorded four Ebola deaths. The
four are Sawyer, who is the index case, two nurses
and an ECOWAS protocol officer, Jatto Abdulqudir .
Chukwu said, “Out of these, four have died and six
are currently under treatment. It is important to note
that the number of confirmed cases remains 10 as
of today (Thursday).
“The fourth death recorded today (Thursday) was a
nurse, who participated in the initial management of
the index case(Sawyer).
“The total number of persons under surveillance in
Lagos is now 169. These are all secondary contacts
as all the primary contacts have completed the 21-
day incubation period and have been delisted to
resume their normal lives.”
He added that Enugu State has six persons under
surveillance because 15 out of those quarantined
after complete evaluation were found not to have
had any contact with a nurse who allegedly
disobeyed medical advice and travelled to Enugu.
He said the nurse, who was “a primary contact of
the index case who became symptomatic and
tested positive and is one of the 10 confirmed
cases.”
Chukwu said,” The nurse who had been placed
under surveillance in Lagos disobeyed the Incidence
Management Committee and travelled to Enugu.
“At the time she made the trip, she was yet to show
any symptom and did not infect anyone on her way
as transmission of the disease is only possible
when a carrier of the virus becomes ill.
“However, she has since been brought back to
Lagos. Before her return journey, she had become
symptomatic and had to be conveyed to Lagos with
her spouse in special ambulances.
“The husband is not symptomatic neither is he
positive for the EVD but he has been quarantined
given the intimate contact with her while in Enugu. It
is therefore important to emphasise that there is no
EVD in Enugu State.
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