The Director
of Public Health Services, Okechukwu Ossai, who disclosed this to the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Saturday, said the workers would also
report incidences of disease outbreaks to 88 focal sites for disease
surveillance in the state.
He said the
involvement of local informants in localities was fashioned to facilitate
timely knowledge and information on disease outbreak at ward levels.
The director
further explained that the government extended its network on disease
surveillance to check the practice of self-medication and unconventional
treatments for the disease that could be a threat to others in neighborhoods or
communities.
Mr. Ossai
said the state government had already employed and trained 87 Disease
Surveillance Officers on case definitions and symptoms of emerging and
re-emerging diseases.
“We have to
up our game and be on high alert due to the challenges of emerging and re-emerging
diseases.
“So, we are
putting people on alert at the ward to the state level as well as integrating
facility based-surveillance to community based-surveillance to ensure we are
proactive,’’ he said.
(NAN)
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