The Jigawa State Government has reintroduced a home health inspection policy, known as Dubata Gari, which focuses on enforcing personal hygiene and environmental cleaning.
This announcement was made by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Nura Kazaure, during his speech in the opening of a two -day orientation for 270 environmental health workers.
The event was organized by the Environmental Protection Agency of the State of Jigawa (Jisepa) and supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Amadu Bello Hall in Dutse, the state capital.
Dr. Nura Kazaure explained that the government's decision derives from her commitment to keep the State free of free defecation (ODF) of the State achieved several years ago.
He pointed out that one of the main responsibilities of the inspectors would be to make houses from home to evaluate hygienic practices in each home.
This includes guaranteeing the provision of bathrooms in homes to avoid open defecation within the State.
He pointed out that “the Jigawa government already embarked on the construction of latrines in schools, motor parks, markets and other public places throughout the state destined to make bathroom provisions for public use so as not to defecate openly, which is an important cause of dangerous diseases.
Dr. Kazaure added that Governor Malam Umar Namadi has made a provision to increase the number of environmental health inspectors in the budget approved by 2025 under J-Environment, where hundreds of people would be compromised as temporary workers to meet the aim of making a better hygienic environment in Jigawa.
Also speaking the managing director of the Environmental Protection Agency of the State of Jigawa (Jisepa), said Adamu Sabo, 270 participants were drowned from the 27 areas of the local government, 10 of each local area. ”
According to him, “the program is a collaboration effort between the state of Jigawa and UNICEF so that the State maintained its state of ODF reached years ago.”
“The training is designed to maintain in three different places. That is, in each of the three senatorial districts. This is the first to maintain with 90 participants.”
He then praised Governor Namadi for his support for the Agency already UNICEF for collaborating with the Jigawa government on environmental protection, water and sanitation.