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Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo has vowed to ensure that her campaign for hygiene and healthy living reaches all homes in the state.
Mrs Soludo who stated this in Awka observed that as hygiene and healthy living advocate, she was disturbed by the spate of diseases and deaths that occur, especially among pregnant women and children, as a result of unhealthy living practices.
The governor’s wife noted that while the statistics call for stronger actions including strategic policies and education, she is determined to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the message is taken directly to households, including rural and semi-rural areas.
She further stated that though her husband’s administration is making serious efforts to remodel the state’s health sector, the peculiarity of hygiene and healthy living means that close-up interventions are essential to achieve desired results.
Mrs Soludo, however, noted that it is also important for the people to understand the imperative of living healthy as a deliberate process, including being careful with what they consume, the production procedures for each consumable, as well as the habitability of their environments.
She added that with the proliferation of inorganic food products across markets, consumers must also make a healthy choice to avoid the health consequences of such products.
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