MINISTER of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu has reaffirmed that the Federal Government would not play politics with health issues, assuring that the ebola disease would in due course be a thing of the past inthe country.

Chukwu stated thsi during a one day National Youth and Student leader Sansitisation Lecture on Ebola Prevention and Management organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Youth and Student Matters in Abuja.

The minister maintained that the outbreak of the EVD had given the country opportunity to effect some positive changes in the country, and to prove to the world that "Ebola gave us the opportunities to re-build our public health properly, to police our borders, for out health workers to protect themselves properly and its test has also revealed more HIV patients as they come out openly to say they have HIV and not Ebola. Even though we have lost some patriots, their death will not be in vain," he promsied.

CHUKWU further noted that EVD was neither a logo nor card carrying member of any political party, Therefore, government would not play political party, therefore government would not play politics with it. He urged nigerians irrespective of their political affiations, to cooperated with the government to get rid of Ebola disease in the country.

"You cannot play politics with health, and I will not. Does Ebola carry PDP card, or APC card or APGA card? No! Then all of us must unite of fight ir."

He called for more volunteers to come out and assist the spread of the virus, adding that the sgaking of hands should be suspended for now.

While appreciating all their partners such as the World Health Organisation,Who, that have worked with then in containing the spread of the virus, the minister promised that the private hospitals would be supported, so as not to stop attending to malaria patients.