Lassa fever : Ebonyi to campaign against rat consumption
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by chukwuemeka opara4 we encourage the people to keep their environments clean to improve their health he said. nan2 the state commissioner for environment chief donatus njoku told the news agency of nigeria nan on monday in abakaliki that the government would explore all avenues to dissuade the citizens from consuming rats2 nan reports that lassa fever outbreak in the state in january resulted in four deaths and it is believed thatinhabitants of the state erroneously believe rats have high nutritional value2 njoku said rats are the primary vectors of the disease and we are vigorously carrying out enlightenment through mass media workshops seminars and various ministries communication channels2 we will collaborate with traditional rulers and other opinion leaders at the grassroots to educate rural dwellers to shun such a notion and realise that rat is the diseases primary vector2 we have also continued to sensitise the populace to urgently report suspected cases to relevant health agencies2 in an effort to prevent further outbreak of lassa fever ebonyi government is to begin intensive campaigns against rat consumption in rural areas2 on sanitation njoku said that contrary to insinuations non-observance of the monthly sanitation in the state did not affect effective sanitation2 state and federal government functions sometimes fall on the last saturday of the month and when this occurs we have to comply2 the state government has evolved policies which make the populace to clean their environments on daily basis and not wait for designated days he said2 njoku told nan that the state ministry of environment ensured that state government ministries and parastatal-agencies cleaned their environments daily as directed by the governor2 we assess their performances to ascertain the level of compliance to show his seriousness toward the directive the governor visits the ministries for on-the-spot assessments2 with the total functionality of the state government-owned south-east virology centre such an occurrence can be expeditiously handled2

Lassa fever : Ebonyi to campaign against rat consumption
News & Trends •
by chukwuemeka opara4 we encourage the people to keep their environments clean to improve their health he said. nan2 the state commissioner for environment chief donatus njoku told the news agency of nigeria nan on monday in abakaliki that the government would explore all avenues to dissuade the citizens from consuming rats2 nan reports that lassa fever outbreak in the state in january resulted in four deaths and it is believed thatinhabitants of the state erroneously believe rats have high nutritional value2 njoku said rats are the primary vectors of the disease and we are vigorously carrying out enlightenment through mass media workshops seminars and various ministries communication channels2 we will collaborate with traditional rulers and other opinion leaders at the grassroots to educate rural dwellers to shun such a notion and realise that rat is the diseases primary vector2 we have also continued to sensitise the populace to urgently report suspected cases to relevant health agencies2 in an effort to prevent further outbreak of lassa fever ebonyi government is to begin intensive campaigns against rat consumption in rural areas2 on sanitation njoku said that contrary to insinuations non-observance of the monthly sanitation in the state did not affect effective sanitation2 state and federal government functions sometimes fall on the last saturday of the month and when this occurs we have to comply2 the state government has evolved policies which make the populace to clean their environments on daily basis and not wait for designated days he said2 njoku told nan that the state ministry of environment ensured that state government ministries and parastatal-agencies cleaned their environments daily as directed by the governor2 we assess their performances to ascertain the level of compliance to show his seriousness toward the directive the governor visits the ministries for on-the-spot assessments2 with the total functionality of the state government-owned south-east virology centre such an occurrence can be expeditiously handled2