Nigeria inaugurates enlightenment committee on bird flu
The Nigerian government on Tuesday inaugurated a seven-man public enlightenment committee in the country's capital Abuja to contain the spread of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
Agriculture Minister Alhaji Malam Adamu Bello said the government was taking a pro-active measure to ensure that the disease did not spread to other parts of the country.
He said the essence of the committee was to create awareness on its implication and the corrective measures to be taken on the flu to guard against it.
"Information has a critical role to play at all stages of development, because there is need to improve and enhance our understanding," he said.
The Nigerian government on Tuesday inaugurated a seven-man public enlightenment committee in the country's capital Abuja to contain the spread of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
Agriculture Minister Alhaji Malam Adamu Bello said the government was taking a pro-active measure to ensure that the disease did not spread to other parts of the country.
He said the essence of the committee was to create awareness on its implication and the corrective measures to be taken on the flu to guard against it.
"Information has a critical role to play at all stages of development, because there is need to improve and enhance our understanding," he said.
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