The Medical and Health Workers Union, Lagos State council, on Saturday, said that it would embark on public enlightenment to discourage drinking of garri for now to prevent Lassa fever.
Mr Razak Adeofalade, Chairman of the union, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to him, the house rats that cause Lassa fever are mostly in contact with Nigerian most staple food, garri, a cassava product.
"We are going to encourage members of the public to stop drinking gari at this moment, it is better that the cassava flour is utilised for 'eba’ because of the use of hot water. We are waging total war and that is: 'War against Rats,’ and that is what we are going to do to ensure we do not have another victim of Lassa fever in the state.
"We will also be telling them to ensure that their fruits and raw vegetables are properly washed if they must be consumed raw and cook to the appropriate temperature. The whole essence is to enlighten our people because education carries a lot of weight in this whole activity," he said.
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Posted: at 16-01-2016 07:39 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
kingcalors at 16-01-2016 08:00 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Also tell those producing ijebu garri to stop procing it because those that drink ijebu garri can never stop drinking it
Posted: at 16-01-2016 08:00 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
nonix22001 at 17-01-2016 12:48 AM (8 years ago) (m)
garri drinking wey sweet pass wetin i no know especially with cold water and sugar and groundnut after spending hours under the sun. may God help Us o. chai
Posted: at 17-01-2016 12:48 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
BusyHorse at 17-01-2016 08:32 AM (8 years ago) (m)
there is no sense in what they saying at all, except they will provide alternative food for poor Nigerians to eat , otherwise the message should be 'keep your garri in in hygienic way where rat and cockroaches cannot pee on it'
Posted: at 17-01-2016 08:32 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming