Yes O, starting in a very Nigerian manner. The US CDC is taking credit for stopping Ebola in Nigeria. That statement "That's how we stopped it in Lagos Nigeria" called out to me in the form of a referee's whistling for a foul !.(http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/cdc-chief-frieden-more-ebola-cases-possible/nhhBr/)
I couldn't believe my ears. That's how you stopped it in Lagos Nigeria? I recall asking myself. Man, are you kidding me? I thought for a long time and well as Nigerians always say, it's a very simple case of "Monkey dey work baboon dey chop".
Wasn't this the same CDC that claimed they had only six doses of the anti-Ebola drug of which non was spared for our dearly beloved Dr. Adadevoh who lost her life fighting the disease and its spread. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/167011-top-nigerian-doctor-adadevoh-who-treated-liberian-american-ebola-victim-dies.html
The death of Dr. Adadevoh and some nurses, was absolutely
heart-breaking given her sacrifice to treat Mr. Sawyer and the
unsuccessful attempt by the Nigerian government to have her treated with
Zmapp (the experimental drug used by the United States to treat two of
its doctors who contracted Ebola in Liberia).
The same Americans claiming glory and taking credit had turned down the request by the Nigerian government, saying the drug was not yet
available in "enough quantity" and that African nations needed to adopt
alternative strategies to combat the virus. Well, that is EXACTLY what Nigeria did ! But now, the US CDC says, " That is how WE ("US CDC") stopped Ebola in Lagos Nigeria. Who is kidding who? I ask.
Even the manufacturers of Zmapp claimed that they had run out of stock of the drug. WHAT?? Anyways, Nigerians and the Nigerian government were able to put paid to the spread of the disease but we don't claim the credit(s).
Nigerians know that this was simply an act of God, sparing us from death and disaster. In Nigeria, according to World Health Organisation officials, those victims who believed that only medicine from the west could save them, MOSTLY DIED.
Nigerians know that this was simply an act of God, sparing us from death and disaster. In Nigeria, according to World Health Organisation officials, those victims who believed that only medicine from the west could save them, MOSTLY DIED.
Yes, the CDC knew how to stop the disease in Lagos and that is why about two weeks ago they had to send delegates to Nigeria to learn from their counterparts, how they had managed to combat and stop the spread of the disease (http://www.360nobs.com/2014/10/usa-sends-researchers-to-nigeria-to-learn-how-to-control-ebola/) considering the fact that Nigeria is supposed to be a country with "A LOT" of incompetent medical personnel and with inadequate infrastructure to handle such an epidemic (http://ngrguardiannews.com/news/national-news/182784-nigeria-has-successfully-contained-ebola-u-s-hopes-to-learn-from-their-response ).
Yes, the CDC knew how to stop the disease in Lagos but yet failed to put the necessary safe guards in place at home to ensure that the disease did not get into let alone spread in the US.
Yes, the CDC knew how to stop the disease and its spread in Lagos, yet after white medical personnel who were infected in Liberia were treated and survived the only BLACK man who also contracted the very same disease in Liberia DIED in the same America where the White doctors and Nurse survived and under the nose of the very same CDC (just pointing out, this has nothing to do with race please http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/10/health/ebola-us-duncan-death/?iref=obinsite).
Nigeria's success in stopping the outbreak could have implications for
other countries, including the United States. That's why the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dispatched a team to the country
this week to learn what went right. You read that right ! They stopped it in Lagos but now they have to go to Lagos to Learn how they stopped it ? (http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/10/nigeria-ebola-cdc).
This is one time I thought that Nigeria had done something well and would be allowed to take the credit for it but....... Well. There is GOD O!