Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak
BusinessDay's headline. Reported by BusinessDay, BusinessDay.
What the sources say, in brief
According to BusinessDay, the Abia State Ministry of Health has constituted a multi-sectoral Ebola Preparedness and Response Technical Working Group. The group is intended to strengthen the State's preparedness and response to a possible Ebola outbreak. Only one outlet's excerpt was supplied, so no other coverage could be compared. The excerpt is truncated and does not give further details on membership, timelines or specific actions.
Key points
- BusinessDay reported that the Abia State Ministry of Health has constituted a multi-sectoral working group.
- The group is named the Ebola Preparedness and Response Technical Working Group.
- BusinessDay said the group aims to strengthen the State's readiness for a possible Ebola outbreak.
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Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak. According to BusinessDay, the Abia State Ministry of Health has constituted a multi-sectoral Ebola Preparedness and Response Technical Working Group. The group is intended to strengthen the State's preparedness and response to a possible Ebola outbreak. Only one outlet's excerpt was supplied, so no other coverage could be compared. The excerpt is truncated and does not give further details on membership, timelines or specific actions. Covered by 2 publications. BusinessDay: Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak. BusinessDay: Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak.
Who is covering it
- BusinessDay Nigeria Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak Abia State Ministry of Health has constituted a multi-sectoral Ebola Preparedness and Response Technical Working Group, to strengthen the State’s read more Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak 2 h ago · Tier 2
- BusinessDay Nigeria Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak Abia State Ministry of Health has constituted a multi-sectoral Ebola Preparedness and Response Technical Working Group, to strengthen the State’s read more Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak 2 h ago · Tier 3
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