Home Business Health Cholera Outbreak: Lagos Assembly Seeks Improved Enlightenment Campaign
Health

Cholera Outbreak: Lagos Assembly Seeks Improved Enlightenment Campaign

Share
Administrative Guidelines
Lagos Assembly house
Share

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on the relevant offices of the government to embark on massive enlightenment of the residents on the best ways to curtail the spread of cholera in the state.

This was as the House also called for the activation of some sections of the State health law to combat the health emergency which is said to have spread across some local governments leading to the death of 29 people as at Monday.

Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the sitting, further called for investigation into the source of the bacteria disease outbreak to enable the government strategise better in its bid for a solution.

“We must encourage the government to continue to sensitise the people in every language that is spoken in Lagos,” Dr. Obasa said while supporting the calls by his colleagues for the authorities to maintain drainages and canals and ensure proper sewage systems.

Raising a motion on the matter earlier, the chairman of the health committee of the House, Hon. Lawal Aina Musbau, moved that the government should urgently mobilise resources and personnel to combat the disease.

Among other demands, he said there was a need for the education of residents with emphasis on basic cleanliness while calling on sanitation officers to ensure they carry out their jobs effectively.

On their parts, Hon. Sa’ad Olumoh and Gbolahan Yishawu, urged that more attention should be on the provision of drinkable water to the residents of the state as this is one way to check the spread or reoccurrence of the disease.

Share

Businesstoday Magazine

Businesstoday Conference/Awards

Related Articles

NNPC Ltd Begins Free Cancer Screening Campaign, Targets 3,000 Nigerians

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd) through NNPC Foundation, its...

World Bank Confirms $500m COVID-19 Grant For Nigeria

The World Bank has announced a 500-million-dollar grant to support Nigeria’s recovery...

18 million Residents To Benefit From Vaccine Preventable Diseases

The Lagos State Government has said that no fewer than 18 million...

Nigeria: FG Unveils Strategic Blueprint To Address Health Sector, Challenges

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a strategic plan to overhaul...