HEALTHCARE facilites in the Borders are “alert and prepared” for any case of the deadly Ebola disease.
That assurance was issued yesterday by Dr Eric Baijal, the region’s director of public health.
In a statement to the Border Telegraph, a spokesperson for NHS Borders said: “We are continuing to monitor the outbreak of Ebola closely and we have a co-ordinated response to this continually evolving situation.
“Local guidance has been agreed and distributed to general practices and hospital clinicians on how to assess and manage patients who may have travelled from one of the Ebola outbreak countries.
“Rapid access to healthcare services by someone infected with Ebola is not only important for their health, but also key to reducing the risk of transmission to others.” Dr Baijal told us: “We will continue to work with Health Protection Scotland to ensure our healthcare facilities remain alert and prepared should a possible case of Ebola be identified.
“It is, however, important to remember that the overall risk to the public in the Borders continues to be very low.”
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