The Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency in your home of Representatives, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, has actually interested Federal and State Governments through their particular Ministries of Health, Information and the National Orientation Agency to heighten efforts in the battle versus the viral Hepatitis. Hon. Etteh, who is likewise the Deputy Chairman of your home Committee on University Education, specified this at the weekend throughout interaction with newsmen in Abuja while celebrating the 2023 World Hepatitis Day, themed “We Are Not Waiting.” He advised the federal government to make the battle versus Hepatitis efficient by empowering neighborhoods to challenge the difficulty head-on and focusing on avoidance projects and public awareness. Hon. Etteh stated, “As the world’s liver disease neighborhood unifies today to make their voices heard, I truly interest the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Information and the National Orientation Agency at both federal and state levels to double effort and develop more awareness versus the lethal Hepatitis. They need to make drugs offered to Nigerians in all Primary Health Centres throughout the country.” The Federal Lawmaker stated though Hepatitis has actually continued to present a danger to public health worldwide, it was discouraging to understand that over 19 million Nigerians are dealing with the viral illness. He worried that “viral liver disease understands no borders, It impacts individuals no matter age, gender, or socio-economic status, for that reason the problem of this illness on households, neighborhoods, and health care systems can not be ignored. “It is necessary that neighborhoods are empowered to face this obstacle head-on, by focusing on avoidance education and public awareness which are crucial weapons in the battle versus viral liver disease. “The 2023 WHD is another chance for us to commemorate the development we have actually made up until now as a country and to likewise increase to satisfy the present difficulties. Awareness needs to be increased and motivated. Those people in the political class need to assist in avoidance, medical diagnosis and treatment of the viral Hepatitis. We should act since Hepatitis Can’t Wait.” He even more charged Nigerians to endeavour to jointly raise Hepatitis awareness, understand their liver disease status and to get the word out about treatment.
Nigeria: Federal Lawmaker Tasks Health Sector to Intensify Awareness of Hepatitis
