The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said that the Federal Government will strengthen Lassa fever alert system for effective monitoring of the disease in the country.
The Minister made this known yesterday, in Minna, Niger State during a courtesy call on the Governor Abubakar Bello.
Adewole noted that it was failure of the notification system that made it impossible for the ministry to respond promptly to the situation in Niger State, reiterating that the federal government's mission and mandate in the health sector was to keep every Nigerian safe.
The minister, however, advised that all hands should be on deck to sustain the current status of the disease by ensuring that the Federal Ministry of health is immediately notified of any strange death or disease, because, 'every life counts and every death also counts'.
The minister also urged the general public to avoid contact with rodents/rats as well as food/objects contaminated with rats' secretions/excretions.
Source: All Africa News
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