Nigeria dey plan to identify and equip Ebola treatment centres for states wey get designated ports of entry as di number of identified contacts linked to Nigeria confirmed case rise to 53.

Di measures na part of efforts to make di country ready well well for possible spread of di disease, as di goment dey check isolation capacity for University of Abuja Teaching Hospital and dey plan infection prevention and control assessment for Karu General Hospital.

According to one Ebola situation report wey our correspondent get on Sunday, di authorities dey also work to set up referral ways for suspected cases, make surveillance strong for ports of entry and improve di capacity of healthcare facilities to handle possible infections.

Di Nigerian goment dey also make preparedness for di Ebola outbreak strong by checking isolation.

Di report talk say dem don do needs assessment and optimisation for isolation and treatment for University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, while dem plan infection prevention and control assessment for Karu General Hospital, Abuja, to know if e fit handle possible increase in isolation needs.

Under di next steps for case management, di report talk say di authorities go pursue “Identification and optimisation of treatment centres in states with designated POEs,” meaning designated ports of entry.

E also list setting up referral ways for suspected cases as priority, and talk say dem need to arrange how to move patients “from point of detection to treatment centres.”

Part of di document talk say, ‘The measures are aimed at ensuring that suspected Ebola cases can be identified, isolated and referred promptly, including in states that may need to respond to infections detected at international entry points.

“University of Abuja Teaching Hospital readiness as an isolation and treatment centre. Concluded needs assessment & optimisation in UATH

“Identification and optimisation of treatment centres in states with designated POEs. Conduct IPC assessment for surge capacity for isolation in Karu General Hospital.

Di development come as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention approve emergency payment of N100,000 per person every week to support people wey dem put for isolation or quarantine, after complaints about di cost of feeding, accommodation and how to maintain their families.