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Lassa Fever- Health Workers Warn Nigerians To Desist From Drinking Garri by Ajibo111(m): 11:32am On Jan 17, 2016 |
[b] The Medical and Health Workers
Union, Lagos State council, on
Saturday, said that it would embark
on public enlightenment to
discourage drinking of gari for now to
prevent Lassa fever.
Mr Razak Adeofalade, Chairman of
the union, stated this in an interview
with the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Lagos.
According to him, the house rats that
caused Lassa fever are mostly in
contact with Nigerian most staple
food, gari, a cassava product.
"We are going to encourage members
of the public to stop drinking gari at
this moment, it is better that the
cassava flour is utilised for 'eba’
because of the use of hot water.
"We are waging total war and that is:
'War against Rats,’ and that is what
we are going to do to ensure we do
not have another victim of Lassa
fever in the state.
"We will also be telling them to
ensure that their fruits and raw
vegetables are properly washed if
they must be consumed raw and
cook to the appropriate temperature.
"The whole essence is to enlighten
our people because education carries
a lot of weight in this whole activity,"
he said.
Adeofalade added that the union was
also calling for adaptation of best
practices for food storage to prevent
epidemic.
According to him, the union is
determined to wage war against rats
in the state and public enlightenment
on fighting epidemic.[/b] |
Re: Lassa Fever- Health Workers Warn Nigerians To Desist From Drinking Garri by tubouncen(m): 11:34am On Jan 17, 2016 |
Abeg if na play make them stop am ooo Garri has been saving lives from time immemirial |
Re: Lassa Fever- Health Workers Warn Nigerians To Desist From Drinking Garri by Nobody: 11:37am On Jan 17, 2016 |
eyah, I remember the nairaland garri crew How about making eba |
Re: Lassa Fever- Health Workers Warn Nigerians To Desist From Drinking Garri by DickDastardly(m): 11:41am On Jan 17, 2016 |
This will definitely affect the "the Nairaland price Garri" |
Re: Lassa Fever- Health Workers Warn Nigerians To Desist From Drinking Garri by sinaj(f): 2:34pm On Jan 17, 2016 |
Wot will I substitute with it na They shouldn't go there o! Coz I love drinking garri |
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