By No. 1 Citizen
Central Equatoria State governor, Gen. Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani directs cabinet ministers to lead public awareness campaigns on monkeypox.
The governor, in the directive issued during the state ordinary Council of Ministers meeting, said the campaign focuses on signs, symptoms, and preventive measures of Mpox.
This followed a discussion of a number of issues during the meeting, such as monkeypox, communication from the governor, and flood mitigation efforts.
The Governor also called for vigilance in addressing the monkeypox threat.
Speaking after the Council of Ministers’ meeting, Gerard Francis, the Acting State Minister of Information and Communication, said that several resolutions were passed.
Francis said there are no confirmed Mpox cases yet in the State and urged the public to be calm.
He assured the state government’s readiness and commitment through the relevant authorities in responding to any alert.
The minister said another issue of concern discussed during the meeting was issue of growing challenges resulting from increasing floods in the parts of the State.
He said the Cabinet has “directed for more action” to all State relevant stakeholders to ensure efforts are stepped up on mitigating the challenges caused by the floods.
The cabinet also noted with great concern the recent killings in Jebel Ladu and others, said Francis, adding that the cabinet has directed for necessary actions.
He said the cabinet also discussed a memo presented by the State Minister of Roads and Bridges on draft Framework Policy (2024 – 2028) aiming at guiding the operation of the Ministry.
Following debate on the memo, the Minister has been directed to incorporate additional content into the framework.