UNILORIN to screen all students for Ebola

Vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor AbduGaniyu Ambali, on Monday announced that all students of the institutions will be screened for the Ebola Virus Disease before they are allowed to resume for the new academic session.

The students proceeded on end-of-session break before Patrick Sawyer introduced the disease to the country in July.

Speaking at the university’s health centre while unveiling preventive kits worth N1.2m, Ambali said UNILIORIN was fully prepared to combat the disease.

“The procurement of the anti-Ebola kits is part of the university’s preparedness to tackle the epidemic headlong,” NAN quoted him as saying, adding that face masks, boots, hand gloves, automatic soap dispenser, infrared thermometer and disposable bed spreads were among the items that the institution procured to fight the disease.

He commended members of the institution’s Ebola response committee for their foresight and prompt response, charging the university’s health workers to be alert and to follow stipulated procedures in the case of an outbreak.

The university’s director of health services, Dr Mary Ajiboye, who presented the equipment to the vice chancellor, said the kits were for the protection of staff and students.

“The committee would place the hand sanitisers in strategic locations on the campus such as the Senate Building, faculties, walkways and Unilorin FM station,” she said.