The Federal Government (FG) has taken preemptive steps to prevent sharing from the bedbug infestation currently plaguing France and other parts of Europe.
The Director of Media and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Patricia Deworitshe in a press release, said the FG heightened surveillance at all points of entry following the outbreak of bedbug infestation in France and other parts of Europe.
According to the statement, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate disclosed that the Ministry remains committed to ensuring that appropriate public measures and responses are put in place to contain the bed bug infestation nationwide.
“He revealed that the Ministry has developed a draft sheet, which will be in circulation soon to strengthen awareness and health education on the control of bed bugs.
Pate urged the public to cooperate with Port Health Officers at points of entry in the course of their surveillance activities.
