25/08/2014
Nigeria draws on polio mistakes to contain Ebola
A day after the death of Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought Ebola to Lagos, Nigeria's government took over the empty floor of a building off a busy highway in Africa's largest city. Drawing on the country's battle to eradicate polio, which is endemic in the West African nation, a command centre was set up in the densely packed Yaba district to co-ordinate efforts between state, federal and international health officials. The mission: Contain Ebola's spread after Sawyer died in the coastal city of more than 20 million people. With the resources of Africa's largest economy and the benefit of tracking down the first case soon after it arrived, Nigeria has managed to limit the...
