Ministry of Health tasks media on public sensitisation vanguardnews
Federal Ministry of Health has urged the media and stakeholders in the health sector to do more in sensitising the public on adoption of preventive measures to tackle increasing global challenges.
Represented by Mrs Ladidi Bako-Aiyegbusi, Head, Health Promotion Division, Kolo said the ministry had made remarkable progress in the development of communication guidelines that would deepen knowledge of healthy practices among Nigerians.The Director said that the guidelines were at an advanced stage of development, and would serve as a bridge between the ministry and the public, with the primary aim of increasing access to information on key household practices.
She further listed the household practices to include ensuring babies between the age of 0 and 6 months were exclusively breastfed, as well as feeding them with local cereals from six months. Participants at the two-day meeting, organised by the Health Promotion Division, were drawn from print, electronic, social media and online media.
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