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Thu, 2014-08-14 06:47 — Maeryn Obley

A female immigration officer uses an infrared digital laser thermometer to take the temperature of a female passenger at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja August 11, 2014. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Image: A female immigration officer uses an infrared digital laser thermometer to take the temperature of a female passenger at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja August 11, 2014. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

trust.org - August 12th, 2014 - Nita Bhalla

Four Indian doctors in Nigeria say they are being forced to treat cases of Ebola against their will and have accused their employers of taking away their passports to stop them leaving the country, the Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday.

However, the hospital in the Nigerian capital Abuja where the doctors are working denied the claims, pointing out there were no cases of Ebola in the city.

The doctors said they were ordered not to leave the Primus Hospital despite their fear of contracting the deadly disease, the newspaper reported.

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Thu, 2014-08-14 10:37 — Kathy Gilbeaux

zeenews.india.com - August 14, 2014

. . . "There is no case of Ebola in Abuja. . . But still if the doctors want to return they have the right to do so but their work visa needs to be cancelled which takes time," Surya Bhan, director of orthopaedics at the hospital told reporters.

Bhan said all doctors who visit the middle-eastern or African countries willingly submit their passports to their employers as part of a written agreement.

"It is done for safety reasons so that the passport is not lost or stolen and probably misused. The doctors had given a written consent that they were willingly submitting their passports," said Bhan.

"Their work visa is in the process of being cancelled and the passports, which are with the immigration department, will be returned soon," he added. 

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