World NTDs Day: PPSN, NYSC Call On NUJ's Partnership To Curb Spread Of NTDs











World NTDs Day: PPSN, NYSC Call On  NUJ's Partnership To Curb Spread Of NTDs



Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin



The Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria (PPSN) Edo State chapter, in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) MHS Community Development Service (CDS) group, Egor Local Government, has called on the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council to join in the fight of eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria.

The state coordinator of PPSN, Nosa Ogboghodo, made the statements during a courtesy call on the leadership of the NUJ in Benin to commemorate the World NTDs Day.

Ogboghodo's appeal to NUJ has become so imperative due to the critical nature of the disease which has the ability of doing more harm to the people.

He asserted that, it is only the media that can help sensitize the public on the causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, prevention and treatment of the infectious diseases.

PPSN Head stressed that, the media can help bring to the knowledge of the government of the need to provide pipe borne water to the rural areas, enhanced and sustained the distribution of medications such as praziquantel, ivermectin and other drugs used for the eradication of the infectious diseases just as he also called for functional Primary Health Cares facilities in all communities by the state government.

Responding, Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe commended PPSN for embarking on the initiative of sensitizing the public on the dangers of NTDs and  the call to stem its tide in the country.

Alenkhe said the Union is solidly with them and it will do all in its power to help get the public informed of the dangers of NTDs.

Also, an Alertnews therefore reported that, the NUJ chairman, Festus Alenkhe was decorated as an associate member of the PPSN.

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