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January 27, 2020
The Federal Government has applauded Kano State Government for taking pro-active measures to curtail Lassa fever in the state.
The Minister of Health, Osagie Enahire stated this during acondolence visit to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, in Kano.‎
Enahire, however, charged health workers to always observeethical standard while dealing with such kind of diseases, so as to avoidfurther complication and spread of the deadly disease.
The State governor’s spokesman, Anwar Awal, in a statementsaid the Minister sympathised with the government, people and family of twodoctors who died when they got in contact with the first casualty, whom theyconducted a surgical operation for.‎
‎The minister, who expressed his shock over the death,prayed for the repose of their souls and for the families, the courage tobear the lost.
The State’s Commissioner for Health, Aminu Tsanyawa, who wasrepresented by the Permanent Secretary, Binta Bala announced that the ministrytook pro-active measures immediately after sending the sample to the NationalReferral Centre in Abuja.