Children With Malaria Symptoms To Be Rejected By Abuja Schools!

As schools prepare to resume in the Federal Capital Territory following the prolonged break which came about as a result of the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country, schools in the FCT have been instructed not to admit any child that shows symptoms of malaria fever, which is mainly chrarcterized by high temperature.

The directive was issued by the Education Secretary of the FCT Administration, Malam Kabiru Usman while presenting Ebola prevention kits to principals and head teachers of schools in Abuja.
Usman said children who show such symptoms should be treated by their parents and certified to be malaria-free. That, according to Usman would be the criterion for admitting them into schools.
Hand sanitizers, disinfectants and hand gloves as well as posters on the use of the items were distributed.