By Henry KarmoMonrovia — The Centers for Disease Control team in Liberia has completed a training session on measures to combat Ebola with staffers of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) where certificates were presented to eleven staff members of the airport.
The training covered key areas including the use of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Implementation of Primary and Secondary Exit Screening and the complementation of the Ebola Recognize, Isolate, Notify, Give, Support (RING) Model Training.
The Team comprising Dr. Douglas H. Esposito, a Medical Epidemiologist and Vanessa C. Jew, an Epidemiology Quarantine Public Health Officer of the CDC pointed out that the Management of RIA has embraced every effort aimed at keeping the airport safe in the on-going fight against the Ebola Virus, describing the effort as commendable.
The CDC team said, the various safety measures currently in place, including a regular temperature check for employees and primary and secondary screening procedures which are mandatory for passengers are ways the airport has complied with recommendations of health experts in the control and prevention of Ebola.
During the certification, the Management of the Roberts International Airport received commendation from a CDC team, which has been helping to build the airport's capacity in response to the Ebola situation.
In response to the commendation and the training, RIA General Manager Abraham T. Simmons described the commendation as welcoming news for the airport as it strives to stop the Ebola virus from spreading to the entity. He said the airport since the outbreak instituted several safety measures on Ebola as recommended by health experts.
He promised that RIA will use the training acquired from the CDC to maximize its potential to contain and stop the spread of the disease. Mr. Simmons then commended the CDC for the continuous capacity strengthening initiatives to keep the airport safe for travels.
"RIA has remained robust in the fight against Ebola since the outbreak and has extended its outreach to nearby communities while at the same time funding sensitization messages on community radio stations around the airport", Simmons said.
Those certified after the training are: Abraham T. Simmons, General Manager, Robert F. Morris, Deputy General Manager-Administration and Regina Ajavon-Benson, Human Resource Manager while nurses who received certificates included Kou Slawon, Diana Dahn, Patience Collins and Loleyah Kollie. Others are Hawa Morris, Bendu Kekeh, Christine Kollie and Dorothy Naplica all of the RIA.