The Federal Government, Monday, launched a National Emergency Hand Washing Campaign in a bid to prevent further spread of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the country.
The campaign is being implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources in partnership with the National Task Group on Sanitation and WASH Sector Emergency Response Working Group.
While launching the campaign at the popular Jabi Motor Park in Abuja, the Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, said the initiative was aimed at sensitizing Nigerians on the need for proper washing of the hands towards preventing further spread of the Ebola.
The minister, who spoke in Pidgin English, commended the efforts of the Federal Ministry of Health at curtailing the spread of the disease in Lagos and across the country at large, and urged Nigerians to ensure that they continue to properly wash their hands with soap and running water; as well as improved personal hygiene, as a means of keeping themselves safe from the virus that may cause the disease.
Ochekpe promised that a borehole would be sunk at the park to ensure improved personal hygiene among travelers and other users of the facility.
The ceremony climaxed with the symbolic washing of hands by the minister, the National Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Abuja Chapter, Mr. Olugbade Olagunju; Country Representatives of WaterAid, Mr. Michael Ojo, and his UNICEF counterpart, Dr. Jean Gough, who was represented at the forum, among others.
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