Fadela Chaib Quotes

We haven't received an official request to send experts. But we are in contact with the Nigerian government to see what exactly the country's needs are. - Fadela Chaib

We fear that if people huddle closely together in temporary shelters and crowded conditions, more measles cases could occur. - Fadela Chaib

They (the dead) were certainly all in contact with the same source of infection, but they (the WHO team) will also try to see whether we are looking at the first cases of human-to-human transmission. - Fadela Chaib

The virus is still circulating in this corridor, so it's important to target the children who live on the border between the two countries. - Fadela Chaib

The meeting will continue development of an operational guide for WHO and international public health authorities to use in an attempt to extinguish a pandemic in its initial stages. - Fadela Chaib

The first working hypothesis is that the children touched, played with sick chickens and were infected that way. But they are also going to try to see if we are faced with a first case of human-to-human transmission, which would be the start of a flu epidemic. - Fadela Chaib

That would be the beginning of a human influenza epidemic but we are not there yet. - Fadela Chaib

Measles could potentially become a serious problem. - Fadela Chaib

It is not too late. The wounded will need long term care, and the hospitals' stocks are quick to run out. - Fadela Chaib

Health workers are overwhelmed by injured and routine work is disrupted. - Fadela Chaib

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