An experimental drug for treatment of Ebola has been provided by a Nigerian in diaspora and will arrive the country today, health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.
The drug, called “Nanosilver”, can now be used following the approval by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that experimental treatments are ethical in the case of the Ebola pandemic.
The Nigerian government authorised the use of experimental drugs on Wednesday.
The US sent ZMapp, another experimental drug, to Liberia on Wednesday, while Canada has decided to donate 1,000 vaccines to the affected countries.
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According to Chukwu, the experimental drug is a donation from a Nigerian scientist who was concerned about threat of Ebola in his home country.
“The drug will reach Nigeria today,” he said.
Chukwu disclosed that the 169 secondary contacts were still under surveillance, while in all Ebola 11 cases had been recorded, including the index case, Patrick Sawyer, and the two Nigerians who died of the disease.
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“Some of the people under surveillance have completed the 21 days incubation period, and we have to let them go,” he said.
The minister said the nurse, who is a primary contact, who had travelled to Enugu had not developed the symptoms as of the time of her trip, dispelling fears that she might have infected other people.
“In Enugu yesterday, there were 21 secondary contacts with the nurse, but after investigations, there are only six secondary contacts now,” he stated.
“The nurse who is newly-wedded had no symptoms of the disease when she travelled to Enugu, and while coming back to Lagos she travelled in a special ambulance with her husband. Her husband is under quarantine now.”
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Chukwu maintained that only Lagos state has recorded Ebola cases.
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why all dis in dis country first boko Haram now Ebola pls we need help dey innocent and unlucky once re dying
Thank God n may He bless Nigerians with wisdom to fight cases like this. Ebola would have dealt with Nigerians..
May God help us
Jehovah will deliver his people, cos he has been helping us.
a welcome development
God will see us through this deadly Ebola. Pls Nigerians should say there rosary for our holy mother Mary to intercede for us.
No sentiment in the outbreak of Ebola pls! May God anoint Nanosilver’Nigeria to have the auction to healing function in Jesus name. God bless Nigerian in the diaspora!
I just hope d drug will be free bcos as it is said dat someone donated it
God bless d anonymous Nigerian scientist in diaspora that has made d donation of nanosilver. We hv d best brains in 9ja but we don’t want to empower them. Next n best option is for them to fly abroad. 9ja……
pls God help nigerians to be save by this drug nd God bless this man that hv d spirit to help his brothers
fresh air…now I can go outside again after 48 hours indoor
God bless this great Nigerian Doctor/scientist who is sending us the experimental drugs …and other countries helping to fight Ebola.Amen
He is a scientist and not a medical doctor pls. I hope Nigerian doctors will not play politics with it
what can be done?
God bless Nigeria…………….
I dat GOD Almighty z always there 4 us. He has solution 2 every problems and d case of Ebola virus z not excepted. Thanks 2 our great King & 2 d great ppl who hv donated these drugs
I’m happy to see our west Africa brothers and sisters be free from the evil plan of ebola .thankful to God let Liberia follows the steps of the Nigerian .
God will help us in Nigeria with dis Ebola issues
May GOD bless that person who donate the drug,Amen and God in his loving and kindness shall help us and the whole world in General.
I tank God almight t settle dis case of ebola in nigerian Amen.
th drug should b also given to each country wether affected or nt.for “jst in case”.
God will bls dat nigeria scientist 4 providing novosilva drug 2 help u fight ebola.our fear now is our big men them. make them no go corner d drug 4 only them self oooo
Some comments say it was not invented by Nigerian. It does not matter. Even if it was not invented by a Nigerian. What matters is the sentiments for country and seeing the possibiity of solution and arranging it for country. I will say great- great person whereever he is. Minister should have revealed the name. No matter the blessing will still reach to right person because god knows the right person and his sentiments. If all thinks same way all countries and whole world will become great.
May almighty God bless our country nigeria through dis drugs amen, pls nigerians should be prayerful nd neva take dis epidemic for granted.
may all Nigerian people be rid of this Ebola and BOKO HARAM give them peace and good health to make their lives better IRELAND
glory be to God that this ebola disease the medicine has finaly come lord i thank u
i am happy 4 Nigeria……..good job nigerian
Thank God for the new development.It is well with us in nigeria
To God be the glory!may almighty God continue to give we Nigerians wisdom and understanding.
To God be the glorrrrryyyyyy may God almighty perfect his works ijn amen
To God be the glory on the experimental drugs.Fed Govt should rise up an invest in research to help develop our country
this is d plague that has come upon Nigeria for turning away from God.please return to God and be free
Let us first use the drug if itt has truly been shipped to us. Another thing is that our capacity to manage crisis is on the test. I know we were not prepared but there is time to manage the spread of this disease by enforcing quarantine. If there is no legislation to back this, let these idlers in national assemblies quickly pass one and empower minister of health to invoke it. We need to be serious with this as it is capable of eroding our nationhood.
We thank God for his mercies. If God be for Nigeria, who are conspirators to be against her?
Thank God o and we pray dat it works fast on the victims, Amen.
Dis is a lesson, every should turn to God before it is late. Ebola is the lesson
I thank the Nigerian scientist who donated this drug(NANOSILVA) from the strive to helping his people.
But is Nigeria among the west African countries that was that Canada sent 1000 vaccine against Ebola?will US still send the Zmapp to Nigeria?
All Thinqs Dat Is Happeninq Makes Me To Think That”THE KING IS ANGRY”But Now We Give Thanks To The Almiqhty God That He Help Us To Find The Drug Of This Killer Ebola Virus.Thank U God
may our lord jesus christ bless d anonymous nigerian scientist ,for this awesome job he has done.n to other nigerian doctors plagiarism is nt allowed ooooo pls b warn.
Hmmmmm…… Great! Yes! Great move… It is well, this short life of ours, satan wants to sniff it away, but God is up there fighting 4 us. I beg that the drugs should be free as it was donated, cos Nigerians we no dey hear word sef… B4 u know, politics and corruption will come in and only the rich n mighty ones will wanna take charge… Plz, let’s love ourselves and wear each others shoes… 2 be honest, the drugs won’t ordinarily be cheap, but based on the urgency, let’s clear the heat off 1st n someday, offcourse it would be overlooked like malaria drugs. I must be honest, this ebola dey learn 4 the ones ahead… All these brings the bibles word 2 date that “there will be pestilences 4rm 1 place 2 another, and that it is even the begining. So we must be on Gods sides cos to be honst, I don tire…. Problem too much…. People come even consider bokoharam 2 this Ebola though none’s Good! I pray that the cure remains permanent n that we all get back 2 our God purposed state. Good health 2 9ja and the rest part of the World (AMEN!!!!!!!)
D drugs should be available nationwide as soon as possible….its not only in lagos dat Ebola is spreading,its everywhere. Osogbo is also included
When i had about dis dreadful disease wat came to my mind is dat the world is coming to an end. For ebola to be in african countries for how many months without no cure,its really terifying. Alot of things are happening.this are one of the signs .
God pls fight for us.thank you
God for finding a solution to the problem,may u remain king forever amen.
We bless God for our great country we also bless him for his mercy i thank the nigeria government for standing up to fight for there people, for the first time i can see Our preident in acttion may God bless him.
Praise be 2 God 4 dis wonderful miracle,God bless d scientist dat donated dis drugs(Nova silva)..God almighty is really merciful,i pray dat those victims will get well soon and as well as other countries that are infected…i thank God 4 his mercies upon our country Nigeria
please distribute this drug to all over the world and thanks to that genius person who made it……
plz nigeria shld put more effot in abt dis painful disease call {EBOLA }God will bless dem in doing dis n grand dem wit power AMEN
God really did a wondaful tin 2 nig by using dis scientist 2 discover (Nano silver) 4 Ebola , may his name be praise n may he bless dat scientist.
what is even Ebola…
for God sake,I hate DAT name Ebola…but all dsame d cure is finally out..all my mind be say everybody GI batch commot for the world ooo..
abeg ooooooooooooooooooooo..
God bless that Nigerian scientist DAT found Ebola virus cure..
pls nigeria dis is the sign of the end time,pls everyone should repent to help us not to encounter GOD anger because GOD says that the disease of the egypsians shall not be our portion this statement is for those that believe bye!!
In a desperate effort to bring the outbreak under control, thousands of health care workers began going house to house in crowded urban neighbourhoods and remote villages, hoping to find and isolate infected people.