Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Ken Baugh, says the Ministry of Health is not doing enough to adequately inform Jamaicans about the deadly Ebola virus.
Since February, an outbreak of Ebola has killed over 7-hundred people in the West African states of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria.
Yesterday Jamaica’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kevin Harvey advised Jamaicans not to travel to those countries.
We have more in this report from Lisa Williams.
Dr. Baugh says Jamaicans need to be provided with the relevant information about the virus.
Sierra Leone’s President, Ernest Bai Koroma, has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak.
President Koroma said the epicentres of the outbreak in the east would be quarantined and asked the security forces to enforce the measures.
Dr. Baugh says the Ministry of Health should seek to establish checkpoints at the ports of entry to put workers on alert for anyone showing signs of the virus.
According to Dr. Baugh, Jamaica’s health system is capable of handling an Ebola outbreak.
