A medical source told AFP that in Borno state there are currently only 10 ventilators.
Men and women cluster around plastic wash basins hastily set up outside one of northeast Nigeria’s sprawling displaced persons’ camps, lathering their hands with soap under the gaze of security personnel.
“It is a double calamity, we have been grappling with insecurity and now this disease has reared its head.” “We have not received any aid at all,” said Umar Gwoza, who lives with his family at one of the unofficial sites.— ‘Really scary’ — But an easily transmitted virus could prove devastating in the camps — even if the average age of the population is young.“Their immune system will be easily compromised because of poor diet and other conditions like poor sanitation and lack of water. Their situation could be dire.”
“Our priority is to ensure the continuous delivery of life-saving assistance, especially health services,” Edward Kallon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, said in a statement.
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