CSM: Gombe Govt adopts proactive measures

The Gombe State Government says it has received proactive measures against the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM).

Dr Kennedy Ishaya, the state Commissioner for Health, unveiled this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Friday soon after meeting with the state panel on Epidemic Rapid Response on medical problems.

Kennedy said the one of the measures presented by the legislature was the immunization of one to six year olds before the initiation of each blustery season. He said government would concentrate on that specific age bunch since they are the most defenseless at whatever point an episode of malady happened.

The magistrate noticed that with the stormy season quick drawing closer, there was normally CSM and other transmittable illness episode.

“Although we have not recorded any CSM case in Gombe state but we want to take precautions to curtail the problem in case it happens.

“We have been receiving unconfirmed cases of CSM sporadically but they were treated even before their sample was taken for test.

“Gombe people travel daily to the North West where cases of CSM were reported.

“There are the likelihood of importing the case to Gombe hence the need to take preventive measures,” he said.

“We want to make arrangements of adequate drugs ahead of time, we do not want fire brigade approach,” Kennedy said.

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The commissioner likewise said the state was thinking about how possible it is of setting up a research facility in Gombe, rather than taking examples to Lagos.

He said the meeting concentrated on four medical problems debilitating human lives; to be specific, CSM, measles, Lassa fever and Polio.

Kennedy instructed inhabitants against slaughtering with respect to felines “since they are a characteristic predator of rats”.

“Stop killing cats, they are natural predator of rats, and we are all aware that rats cause Lassa fever,” he said.

He included that the state government has secured around 200 ampoules of Lassa fever sedates if there should be an occurrence of flare-up.