National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has advised intending corps
members mobilised for service to be vaccinated against meningitis
before reporting to orientation camps.
The orientation programme starts nationwide Tuesday May 23, 2017.
The orientation programme starts nationwide Tuesday May 23, 2017.
NYC Coordinator in Osun State, Emmanuel Attah, on Saturday,
said vaccination was necessary to prevent the intending corps
members from contracting the virus.
Attah reminded the corps members to come to the camp with medical reports in order to know their medical status , adding that NYSC doctors and competent doctors would be on ground.
“We know that the camping will coincide with the Ramadan period and
we have put necessary welfare package together to ensure that the
Muslims brothers and sisters are very comfortable during this period. In
the same vein, our officers have been well briefed on how to relate
with the corps member”, he told Punch.
“We are expecting 2300 corps members in Osun State and as they come
in I want to advise them on the medical challenges we are having in the
country such as Lassa fever, meningitis and the threat of Ebola that is
resurfacing once again.
“So I urged all prospective corps member to ensure themselves
vaccinated against meningitis before coming to camp. we are ready to
take care of them but this is just a preventive measures and also they
are strongly advice to report to camp their medical status.”
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