The burning of waste in and around Monrovia has now become very common, as residents think it is the best way to minimize huge garbage stockpiles, not knowing the health threat it poses. Waste burning might be an expedient way of cleaning up dump areas, but after repeated fires, it pollutes the air and the ground as well as being hazardous for human health.
No fewer than a thousand people from Ibeme community in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state, southeast Nigeria have benefited from a free medical screening and treatment for various ailments. The Medical Mission, second in its series tagged, "Health Mission Ibeme" was courtesy a US based Nigerian Catholic Priest, who passionate about the well-being of his people, the Reverend Dr. Ngozi Osuji.
The appalling sanitary condition at various market places in and around Monrovia has claimed the attention of marketers, other residents and even government as well. The unsanitary condition at these various market sites which is been described as health threatening by marketers, pedestrians and community residents, now calls for immediate attention by the city government, “Monrovia City Corporation (MCC)”.
THE Government of Tanzania has confirmed that access to essential drugs has currently been strengthened, explaining that vital drugs are available by over 90 percent in hospitals, dispensaries and health centres across the country. The country's Medical Stores Department (MSD), Director General, Laurean Bwanakunu made the comments when he was phoned by the Chief Government Spokesperson Dr. Hassan Abbasi straight away from Radio Nyemo FM Studio in the City of Dodoma, being a continuation of ensuring that members of the public get correct and quick answers from government executives.
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared a state of emergency on the nation’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector. The President stated this while inaugurating the National Action Plan for Revitalisation of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, the nation's capital. He explained that the declaration became necessary to reduce the high-prevalence of water-borne diseases in parts of the country, which has caused preventable deaths. The President therefore directed all tiers of government to redouble efforts and work towards meeting the nation’s water supply and sanitation needs.