Call for strengthening publicity to ensure sanitation, hygiene

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MYMENSINGH, Oct 29 (UNB): Speakers at a workshop stressed the need for strengthening publicity campaign in rural areas for sanitation and hygiene and intake of safe water to free the country from various diseases.
Mass awareness is needed at every village to ensure intake of safe water, sanitation and hygiene as 80 per cent of the country's population live in rural areas, said Deputy Commissioner of the district M Shamsul Alam.
M Shamsul Alam made the observation while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop on "Water, Sanitation and Hygiene" jointly organised by BRAC and District Administration at Zila Parishad auditorium Sunday.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Yasmin Afsana presided over the function.
Programme head of BRAC health programme Milan Kanti Barua called upon all, including teachers, imams, government officials, journalists and public representatives, to extend all out cooperation to make people aware about the importance of sanitation and hygiene.
Chief of the district Public Health Engineering Department M Sarwar Hossain presented the keynote paper at the workshop.
Chief executive of the Zila Parishad Abul Kashem Talukdar, civil surgeon SM Shamsul Alam and BRAC official Afroza Sultana, among others, spoke at the workshop.
About 60 persons, including government officials, teachers, imams and journalists, took part at the workshop.