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Science & Health

Ekiti health commissioner urges hygiene and routine medical checks

Source: Punch Nigeria · 22 Sep 2026, 13:35 UTC
Ekiti health commissioner urges hygiene and routine medical checks
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Ekiti State’s Commissioner for Health has called on residents to maintain personal and environmental hygiene and to undergo regular medical check-ups. The advice was presented as a way to help prevent illness, although the supplied report does not identify a specific disease or campaign.

Ekiti State’s Commissioner for Health has urged residents to maintain personal and environmental hygiene and to undergo regular medical check-ups, Punch Nigeria reports. The commissioner said the measures could help prevent illness, according to the supplied account. The advice covers hygiene in both personal routines and the surrounding environment.

It also encourages residents to seek medical checks regularly rather than relying only on treatment after symptoms develop. The source material does not identify a particular disease, outbreak or public-health campaign linked to the advice. It also does not give details of when or where the commissioner made the appeal, or outline any additional measures announced by the state government.

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