Sudan’s River Nile State Launches Campaign to Combat Dengue Fever and Epidemics

Atbara – Sudanhorizon
The Deputy Governor of River Nile State and Minister of Health, Professor Mustafa Mohamed Osman Al-Sharif, in the presence of the Federal Minister of Health, Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, has launched an aerial spraying campaign to combat disease vectors. The campaign started on Saturday in the localities of Atbara and Shendi. It is scheduled to continue for 15 days.
The Deputy Governor praised the role of the Federal Ministry of Health and its continuous support to the state in all health sectors. He commended the efforts of the Atbara locality and all efforts within the state to combat epidemics and dengue fever. He affirmed the continuation of cooperation between them, the Atbara locality, and the state to eradicate epidemics, according to the Sudan News Agency.
For his part, the Federal Minister of Health, Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, praised the health situation in River Nile State, commending the state’s efforts to combat dengue fever and other epidemics. During his address on Saturday in Atbara locality at the launch of the integrated campaign to eradicate disease vectors, the Minister noted the Atbara locality’s proactive approach to combating epidemics and its responsiveness to citizens’ needs. He stated that public health is a responsibility for all and depends on everybody, emphasizing the support of the Transitional Sovereign Council and the Council of Ministers for the Ministry’s programs and plans to eradicate epidemics in the country.

Similarly, Mr. Mohamed Abbas Rahma, Executive Director of Atbara locality, affirmed their readiness and commitment to exerting further efforts to eliminate disease vectors. He added that dengue fever affects both lives and property, therefore it must be eradicated through the combined efforts of official and community bodies. Engineer Mohamed Jaafar, representative of the Popular Resistance in the state, announced their support for the executive directors in the localities to eradicate epidemics and dengue fever, declaring that each locality would be provided with a number of volunteers to contribute to making the state free of disease vectors and epidemics.

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