Alhassan told a news conference in Abuja that poultry meat and other poultry products were safe for consumption if thoroughly cooked
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He said the industrial action had affected the lives of many Nigerians who have no means to visit private hospitals and appealed to the aggrieved workers to resume duty to prevent loss of lives
The report claimed that at the present transmission rate, an estimated one million people would be infected with HIV; 200,000 cases of multidrug-resistant TB would be recorded, resulting to 1.7 million deaths
Nigeria received recognition and glowing commendation for its efforts to combat the Ebola Virus Disease and Wild Polio Virus Type 1 from the World Health Organization Regional Director of Africa, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo, at the conference, which was officially opened by the President of Benin, Dr. Thomas Boni Yayi
The minister added that the team also included medical experts from the centres for disease control from (Atlanta) USA, Switzerland, Medicins Sans Frontiers and other Nigerian health professionals
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Khaliru Alhassan, offered the apology on behalf of the ministry while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja