Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam has assured the public that staff members of his ministry have been given information on how to manage cases of the Ebola viral disease should it enter Malaysian borders.
Subramaniam said Health Ministry staff on all levels, including those stationed at international entry points, were given information covering the screening of Ebola, preventive measures including control of infection, detection and contact of suspected cases, immediate notification and referring suspected cases to the nearest hospitals.
“The National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre is monitoring the incidence of EVD in West Africa and implementing the ministry’s response to the disease here,” he said, as reported by Bernama.
Subramaniam also said that to date, there have been no reported cases of Ebola in Malaysia.
He added that the Health Ministry has a laboratory at the Institute of Medical Research capable of identifying the virus should suspected cases arise, and that faceilities in government hospitals throughout the country were equipped to handle such cases.
As of August 6, 1,779 cases of Ebola have been reported in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria, resulting in 961 deaths.
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