Early life as a child had a serious impact on my immeasurable concern for the welfare and health of humans. Growing up in my home town Ifon, Ondo State, Nigeria. I observed face to face the effect of infectious diseases on the people living in the town and even my relatives were not left out. The countless loss of lives mostly that of children resulting from diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, cholera to mention a few. To make the case worst many people in the rural community are not aware of infectious diseases and they give it different sorts of names. Most people infected are stigmatized. For instance, lymphatic filariasis in some part of Benue State, Nigeria is attributed to adultery or witchcraft but they are not aware that the pathogens are transmitted by mosquitoes.
Infectious diseases do not only affect the health sector but also resulted in lower investment and a substantial loss in; private sector growth, agricultural production, cross-border trade (restrictions on movement, goods, and services increased) as we can see in the present pandemic of Covid 19. This ignited a fire within me to become the change agent needed by the community in addressing health issues.
Therefore, I need to write to create awareness about the impact of infectious disease on people’s lives. I need to write to inform them about the mode of transmission, prevention, and treatment of most infectious diseases. I need to write to inform them of the importance of personal hygiene, the use of mosquito nets, the need for a balanced diet, the need for routine laboratory checkups, etc. I just need to write.
I just need to write
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