FRANCE RECORDS FIRST EBOLA CASE IN DOCTOR RETURNING FROM DR CONGO. (PHOTO).

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 France records first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo France confirmed its first imported Ebola case after a humanitarian doctor returned from a mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Health Ministry said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported. The patient, who had returned from an area where the virus is circulating in Congo, was immediately admitted to a specialised healthcare facility and is in stable condition, the ministry said in a statement. “All precautionary measures, including the patient's isolation, were taken upon his arrival in the country,” it added, saying the transfer to hospital was carried out under secure conditions to prevent any risk of contamination. French health authorities said a full epidemiological investigation is underway to identify people who may have been in contact with the patient. The current outbreak is being driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which there is no approved vaccine. The disease causes sev...

GOV. ORTOM DIRECTS SEMA TO SUPPLY MORE FOOD TO IDPS.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      Governor Samuel Ortom has directed the Benue State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, to step up food distribution at the various Internally Displaced Persons camps across the state.
He gave the directive today when he received Mrs. Joy Terna, a nursing mother who lost one hand during a Fulani militia herdsmen attack.
Governor Ortom hosted the victim after he read a report of her plight in The Vanguard newspaper of Sunday, 14th October, 2018.
He also directed his personal physician, Dr. Zulum Gbaa, to attend to the victim at the Benue peoples House and give her full medical attention.
He promised to revisit the IDP camps to assess their current conditions with a view to taking more steps to alleviate their sufferings.
The Governor appealed to well meaning individuals, organisations as well as the federal government to assist the IDPs so as to augment the support from the state government.
The victim, Mrs.Terna, informed the Governor that she sustained her injury when the herdsmen attacked and shot her leaving her for dead.
Mrs. Terna who was accompanied by her mother said since the incident took place, she had been at the Abagana camp where they have been sustained by supplies by the Ortom administration.She said her family lost all to the attack and appealed for food and other necessary supplies including shelter.More photos below.
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