Nigeria Lawmakers Demand Ebola Funds

AbujaMoney appropriated for health agencies sits unreleased, the House of Representatives says.

A woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for Ebola, and 44 contacts are being traced.

Sponsor Amobi Ogah cited inadequate public awareness, shortages of infection-control supplies and gaps in health worker preparedness.

Nigeria contained its 2014 outbreak at 19 confirmed cases and 8 deaths, WHO records show.

The House ordered its Committee on Infectious Diseases to report on preparedness.

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Premium Times Nigeria: centers the legislature's demand for released health funds, citing 44 close contacts and the Abuja patient's travel from Uganda