The Honorable Commissioner for Health, Professor Adaeze Chidinma Oreh, has officially announced a relentless, state-wide crack-down to reduce and completely eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). If you live anywhere from the heart of PH City to our deep coastal communities, this massive health intervention is coming to protect you and your family.
What Exactly Are NTDs, and Why Should You Care?
For too long, Neglected Tropical Diseases, which include painful and debilitating conditions like Elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis), River Blindness, Soil-Transmitted Worms, and Schistosomiasis have quietly affected underserved communities.
Dr. Adaeze Oreh is changing the narrative by ensuring no local government area is left behind. She is tackling this menace using the below method;
Deploying free, safe preventive treatments directly to schools, marketplaces, and rural communities through massive medicine distribution.
Upgrading local primary healthcare centers to spot, track, and treat these infections before they spread via deep medical surveillance
Partnering across sectors to improve sanitation, because clean water is the ultimate shield against these tropical bugs through clean water and hygiene push.
By actively hunting down and eradicating these neglected illnesses, Dr. Adaeze Oreh is proving that the health of every single Rivers citizen, regardless of their location or income, is a top priority under the current administration.
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