Senate Urges FG To Improve Lassa Fever Awareness

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Senate Urges FG To Improve Lassa Fever Awareness

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Tuesday, urged relevant agencies of the Federal Government to intensify the general awareness of the Lassa Fever disease, as well as deploy health workers to areas affected by the disease so as to make available adequate health care.



“The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) should coordinate all responses to ensure compliance,” Saraki said, “Every Nigerian should also continue our collective social health education, and communication activities to prevent the disease from spreading further,” Saraki said on the floor of the Senate after the motion sponsored by the members of the Senate Committee on Health, led by its Chairman, Senator Gbenga Tejuosho (Ogun Central).


The Senate President stated that it was pertinent for the Federal Ministry of Health to come up with a sustainable strategy to curb the ongoing outbreak as well as work to ensure that such outbreaks of preventable diseases do not occur again down the line.


Saraki also tasked the Senate Committee on Health to follow up on the contents of the Senate Resolution by doing their due diligence on their oversight functions with the Federal Ministry of Health.