The Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday directed the state’s Ministry of Health to embark on enlightenment campaigns to prevent the outbreak of monkey pox in the state.
The Speaker, Adjoto Kabiru, gave the directive in Benin during the presentation of the 2017 budget performance by the ministry.
Kabiru said the directive had become necessary following the reported suspected outbreak of the disease in Bayelsa, Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun and Cross Rivers.
“It is very important that we take proactive steps to sensitise the people on how to prevent the spread of monkey pox.
“This will make people to be aware of the disease because some have not heard about it before,” he said.
In his response, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Mr David Osifo, said that the ministry had plans to carry out sensitisation campaigns on the disease.
Osifo said that…
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