From Desmond Mgboh
Kano State government has urged the people of the state to take precautionary measures against the severe heat temperature that is currently ravaging the state.
The State Commissioner for Health, Abubakar Labaran Yusuf while speaking at press conference on Thursday lamented that the scale of the temperature was dangerous to health
He noted that the months – March, April and May, and the beginning of June – were tmonths of excessive heat in the state, which could result in many health complications such as malaria and meningitis cerebrum.
“Currently, the intensity of the heat in Kano state is between 43 and 45 degree, and the air in circulation is dry without moisture” he stated.
He noted that the excessive heat could lead to heat-stroke, especially among elderly people and those working under the sun as a result of shortage of blood and water
He advised the people to protect themselves against mosquito bites by sleeping under treated nets, by shutting their doors and windows with nets to block mosquito from entering the rooms and by the use of insecticides,.
He also urged them to report any person with symptoms of malaria to the health facility for timely treatment, stressing that they should not allow the cases to get very bad before they are reported.
On meningitis cerebrum, Labaran urged the people to shun overcrowding in rooms and halls especially those with little ventilation system, adding that as soon as a person is noticed with severe fever and headache, he should be taken to the hospital.
He appealed to doctors to examine patient brought with fever thoroughly to ensure he/she is free from meningitis before concluding that it is a case of malaria.