In line with Rwanda National Police (RNP) human security activities, the force has taken its anti-malaria campaign to residents of Ngoma and Ngororero districts reaching out to over 2000 people and educating them how to prevent themselves from the disease.
The separate campaigns held concurrently on February 10, comes after RNP added the anti-malaria campaign on its package of series of different anti-crime awareness campaigns and human security programmes it conducts frequently in communities
In Ngoma, the District Community Liaison Officer, Inspector of Police (IP) Jean Pierre Ndayisaba urged about 500 residents of Sake Sector to sleep in treated mosquito nets as means to prevent the infectious mosquitoes.
“There are cases of people who use mosquito nets as bedcovers thinking that the mosquitoes won’t get anywhere closer to them but his is wrong, this is not how a mosquito net is used. It should be hanged over the bed and tagged on all corners of the bed for appropriate cover,” IP Ndayisaba told the residents.
There are also reports of people who use the mosquito nets as door and window curtains to prevent mosquitoes from entering the house, an imaginary and wrong tendency he advised them to do away with.
The DCLO took time to demonstrate to residents how a mosquito net is used and also urged them to always use those that are treated.
“Besides using mosquito nets, you should as well ensure that there are no stagnant water pools in your neighbourhoods and also cut bushes around your homes. You can as well spray your houses with insecticide.”
IP Ndayisaba went on to inform residents that there can never be effective development when people are affected with diseases like malaria, urging them to always rush for medical check-up whenever they develop fever.
“Our mandate as Rwanda National Police is to ensure public safety which include their health – an unhealthy population is an insecure one that’s why, in our quest for safety we address such issues,” said Ndayisaba.
In Ngororero, the DCLO Inspector of Police (IP) Alexandre Minani echoed the same message to about 1600 residents of Muhororo Sector.
IP Minani was joined by local and opinion leaders including the Executive Secretary of Muhororo, Adrien Harerimana, who thanked RNP for the initiative and asked residents to put more attention on sanitation as part of avoiding malaria.
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