The Federal Government says it has strengthened activities on environmental health and sanitation response to the lassa fever outbreak in the country.
The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, made this known in a statement by Saghir El Mohammed, spokesman for the Ministry, on Sunday in Abuja.
Ikeazor said the Ministry had embarked on an environmental health and sanitation response campaign in 11 states to ensure environmental sanitation, abatement of the nuisance, rodent control, and food hygiene and safety.
She said Nigeria is currently experiencing an increasing number of reported lassa fever cases. This is in addition to the 510 confirmed cases and 102 deaths from January 2021 to January 2.
The States include Bauchi, Edo, Ondo, Benue, Taraba, Kaduna, Plateau, Kogi, Cross River, Ebonyi and Oyo.
The Minister however noted that before the recent outbreak, the Ministry had taken proactive measures to improve the country’s overall sanitation and hygiene situation.
