As part of measures to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF) particularly among students in Lagos State, the state government has stressed the need for all students to observe basic environmental and personal hygiene.
The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, who disclosed this in Lagos today, noted that the need for students to inculcate simple and basic habits of environmental and personal hygiene, like hand washing with soap and water and clean toilets, cannot be over emphasised in the fight against the spread of any disease.
She advised parents and guardians to seize the opportunity of the extended vacation to look after their children and wards who might be sick by taking them to the nearest Primary Health Centres, PHCs, for adequate and proper treatment well before the new date of school resumption.
The commissioner reiterated the federal government’s directive that all public and private primary and secondary schools in the country should resume on Monday, October 13, and the suspension of all summer programmes during the holiday.
According to her, this extension should afford all institutions whether private or public the opportunity to further ensure that the school environment is well equipped with all facilities necessary for the well being of students and teachers.
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