EBOLA: Kagame Slams Health Minister on Twitter

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Waziri wa Afya wa Rwanda aliamua kwa nia njema kabisa kuweka utaratibu wa kuwachunguza wageni wanaokuja kutoka nje toka nchi ambazo zimethibitika kuwa na Ebola ili kulinda wanyarwanda wasipate Ebola. Nchi hizo ni Sierra leone, Guinea, Liberia, marekani na spain.

Baada ya kuongezwa marekani na spain ...Kagame kamchamba waziri wake kupitia Twitter, na waziri amelazimika kuichomoa marekani toka kwenye orodha. Kwa hiyo in Rwanda Ebola iko kwa wageni toka Africa tu, hata kama it is a FACT kwamba marekani nako kuna Ebola it doesn't matter, wamarekani watapita kama kawa! kina murutongore hawaishi kusema Kagame habababishwi na wazungu, hiki nini sasa? Ebola ya wamarekani ni tofauti na ebola ya Liberia au?

Rwanda Health minister Agnes Binagwaho

President Paul Kagame has blasted his Minister for Health Agnes Binagwaho after she announced that travellers from western countries including United States and Spain would be screened for Ebola on arrival in Rwanda.

Kagame took to Twitter Wednesday where he criticised Binagwaho for "acting and thinking later", before distancing his government from the Minister's actions.
"She (Binagwaho) has sometimes acted first and thought later…it should be the other way round!" said Kagame.

Rwanda made headlines across the world for the new Ebola preventive measures that included massive screening of people from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, USA and Spain and all persons who have visited these countries in the last 22 days.

The visitors would as well have to call a toll free line 144 on a daily basis to report their health conditions for a staggering 21 days.
Due to international condemnation and pressure from President Kagame, Binagwaho reversed her decision.

"The MoH (Ministry of Health) is removing special screening of travellers from US and Spain. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by my decision as Minister of Health, which was solely mine and not endorsed by the government of Rwanda", the minister tweeted on Thursday.

Kagame said, "It is good the Minister of Health Dr Binagwaho, reversed herself on Ebola decision with respect to some countries she mentioned. Not necessary."

Binagwaho said the decision "was solely mine and not endorsed by the Government of Rwanda."
She, however, maintained that "Rwanda's efforts to implement right measures for Ebola prevention to protect our people will continue to be implemented country wide."

Kagame is known for holding accountable his ministers and other government officials in public.

The deadly Ebola virus has ravaged several countries in West Africa, killing over 4,000 people.

United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) experts announced Thursday night that as the international community mobilizes on all fronts to combat the unfolding Ebola outbreak, the primary emphasis must continue to be on stopping the transmission of the virus within Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three hardest-hit countries, United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).

Reporting on the outcome of the third meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which wrapped up yesterday in Geneva, the experts stressed that focusing on the countries at the epicentre of the outbreak, including through reinforcing high-quality exit screening procedures at airports, "is the most important step for preventing international spread."

In a news release summing up the meeting, which included States Parties' presentations and subsequent Committee discussions, the experts noted that specific attention, including through appropriate monitoring and follow-up of their health, should be paid to the needs of health care workers. This would also encourage more health care staff to assist in this outbreak, they added.

The WHO expert Committee also stressed that all countries should strengthen education and communication efforts to combat stigma, disproportionate fear, and inappropriate measures and reactions associated with Ebola. "Such efforts may also encourage self-reporting and early presentation for diagnosis and care," it adds.

As for most up-to-the-minute statistics on the outbreak, WHO reported that as of 22 October, the number of total cases stands at 9,936 total cases, with 4,877 deaths.

Cases continue to increase exponentially in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and the situation in these countries remains of great concern, warned the agency.

Source: chimpreports

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