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Health official cautions residents against diarrhoea

Kaura LGC cautions residents against diarrhoea
NAN-HG-5
Hygiene
By Moses Kolo
Kafanchan (Kaduna State), Feb. 6, 2018 (NAN) The Kaura Local Government Council of Kaduna State on Tuesday advised residents to observe personal hygiene to prevent outbreak of diarrhoea.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two children reportedly died while 82 were admitted following an outbreak of diarrhoea in parts of neighbouring Jema’a Local Government Area.
Mrs Rehab Kurmi, the Director, Primary Health Care, Kaura local council, gave the advice in an interview with NAN in Kaura.
Kurmi, however, said no case of the disease had been recorded in Kaura so far.
The health official, therefore, urged residents to safeguard their health by observing personal hygiene.
Kurmi said that the Monitoring and Evaluation team of the local government would continue to sensitise people on the importance of keeping clean environment.
“The Health Department has organised its surveillance team to take precautionary measures, especially at border communities to ensure the disease does not spread to the local government area,’’ she said. (NAN)
MGK/AOM/MST
Edited by Abdullahi Mohammed/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Polio immunisation: Kaura LG parents commended

Polio immunisation: Kaura LG parents commended

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By Moses Kolo
Immunisation
Kafanchan (Kaduna), Jan. 22, 2018 (NAN) The wife of the Administrator, Kaura Local Government Council, Mrs Rhoda Agog, has commended parents in the area for embracing immunisation activities by making their children available for the exercises.

She expressed her gratitude while flagging off this year’s first round of polio immunisation held at Anturung Village of Takad Chiefdom on Monday.

Agog said the sustained cooperation from parents had ensured steady success of the exercise in the area and appealed for maintenance of the tempo.

The council’s administrator, Mr Zitung Agog, appreciated Government and donor agencies for their efforts towards eradicating child killer diseases.

He appealed for prayers for government at all levels to continue to live up to expectation for the good of all.

The paramount traditional ruler of the area, the Agwam Takad, Mr Tobias Wada, urged residents to visit health facilities in the event of illness.

Wada advised that rather than trying unspecified traditional treatment that would escalate their illness, they should seek conventional medical attention to arrest the situation in good time.

The council’s Director of Health, Mrs Rahab Kurmi, also appreciated the support accorded health programmes by stakeholders.

Kurmi expressed satisfaction that results of previous immunisation exercises were encouraging. (NAN)
MGK/OIF/MST
Edited by Ifeyinwa Okonkwo/Muhammad Suleiman Tola