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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has alerted Nigerians on the need to be alert on the outbreak of the Lassa fever and Ebola viruses by not dropping the preventive measures as highlighted in 2013 when the epidemic broke out.
This was revealed in an interview on Monday by Dr. Tunde Olawepo, the Chairman of the Association in Kwara.
He noted that the government and people have relaxed measures that were initiated to contain the spread of Ebola at its outbreak in 2013.
According to him, surveillance of travellers entering the country has stopped just as people had relaxed with personal hygiene like regular washing of hands and use of sanitisers.
“People have stopped using hand sanitisers and frequent hand washing as before.
“We need to step up with preventive measures and this means people must keep up with hygiene at all times,” he said.
The physician warned that if these measures were not sustained these contagious diseases could resurface.
The NMA chairman also advocated for a psychological examination of people aspiring to hold sensitive positions in the government.
He explained that psychopaths abound in society who appeared to be many normal but need psychological examination to confirm the true state of health.
“Predicting signs of abnormality in people assigned with taking decisions that affect the country is a duty of the government,” he said.
Olawepo also urged Nigerians to be whistle-blowers against those who abuse hard drugs before driving as to promote a healthy society.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that some states in the nation recently witnessed an upsurge in the spread of the virus with several deaths already recorded.