Posted on: 06:39 Wed, 22 Oct 2014


As measures to cushion the economic effect the Ebola crisis had on the First Consultant Hospital and those who suffered from the deadly Ebola virus disease, the Lagos state government announced yesterday October 20th that it will be giving out N50million to the hospital as a business support gesture and also extend support to all those, dead or alive who suffered from the deadly disease.

Announcing this yesterday while briefing newsmen at the state secretariat in Alausa, the state commissioner for health, Dr Jide Idris said the gesture is not in any way a compensation for all they lost during the crisis but it is a goodwill token from the state government to get back their economic livelihood “Having addressed the human angle in containing the outbreak, there is now the need to address the economic consequences.

Under consideration are the following: Support to the affected persons including those alive and N50million lump sum as business support gesture to the First Consultant Medical Centre.

This is with view to getting the people/businesses back on their feet and for businesses to re-secure patronage of their customers.

It needs clearly be stated that this is not an attempt at compensation but a gesture of goodwill on the part of government.” he said