Ebola: PHALGA Places Abattoirs, Food Vendors On Red Alert

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As part of precautionary measures to avert the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus in the Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt and its environs, the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area (PHALGA) has placed Abbattoir operators, restaurant owners and food vendors in Port Harcourt on red alert.
The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Port Harcourt City LGA, Hon. Paul Charles, disclosed this in his office while speaking with The Tide on steps being taken by the council to check the spread of the Ebola Virus in the state.
The PHALGA ETC Chairman said any abattoir or food vendor that operates in unhygienic environment would be closed to avoid risking the lives of people in the city.
He stated that the Council had already dispatched its team of health workers and officials to all the nooks and crannies of the city to check the sanitary conditions of abattoirs, food vendors and other related businesses to ensure strict conformity to proper health standards.
Charles also disclosed that the Council would embark on media sensitization campaign to enlighten the people on recent developments on the Ebola scourge.
He said the move was to sensitize families of the need to step up their awareness of hygiene, especially in the preparation and preservation of food stuff to avoid contamination by rodents such as rats, and other animals.
It would be recalled that the  nurse who was among the workers who attended to the  Liberian that died in Lagos of Ebola reportedly died of the same virus in Lagos Tuesday, a situation that has made the Ebola disease a national emergency.

Taneh Beemene