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An expert in public health, Mr Taiwo Oso, on Friday, said it was a criminal offence for an individual to build a house without toilet facility.

Oso disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Osogbo, on the importance of hygiene to the survival of man.

According to him, it is imperative for people to ensure the safety of their environment and control all factors that can have adverse effects on people’s health in the environment such as water and toilet.

He said “people must always be conscious of the purity of the water they use on daily basis, most especially in the kitchen for the purpose of personal hygiene.

“The sewage disposal is also of paramount importance, you know it is criminal offence for one to build a house without providing toilet facility.”

He, therefore, urged Nigerians to always wash their hands before cooking or eating and when returning from places like offices, hospitals, markets , toilets, among others.

The expert added that personal hygiene like hand washing had the potency of insulating human from many diseases.

Oso said it had been established by scientists that “a gram of excreta carries one million harmful bacteria, virus and parasites.

‘”The best way to avoid communicable diseases is by washing hands always; we should always remember to wash our hands

as soon as we return from office, hospital, market, toilet and the rest.

“Since we all agree that prevention is far better than cure, it is always advisable to be conscious of some basic health rules, instead of spending money in hospital for cure.

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At least 500 Nigerians die of HIV/AIDs daily, with an average new infection of 600 people every day, says Sani Aliyu, Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDs, NACA.

Mr. Aliyu gave the figure during an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, about HIV/AIDs, aired on Saturday night.

He said although the country has achieved great heights with the support of government and the international community, a lot of help is still needed from private individuals to address the challenges posed by the existence of HIV/AIDs in Nigeria.

Mr. Aliyu noted that Nigeria is still the second most affected country with HIV/AIDs, globally behind South Africa. He called on government and stakeholders to ensure increased education of the girl child and women empowerment as a means of addressing the challenge.

He added that the global theme for this year’s event to mark the World AIDs day, “Hands up for HIV/AIDs prevention,” was adjusted for Nigeria, to match with the country’s current prevalence rate of 3 per cent.

“You know that for Nigeria the topic for this year is not ‘hands up’; when you say hands up you are giving up. It’s ‘hands on’ for us in Nigeria,” said Mr. Aliyu.

About 72,000 adolescents are reportedly living with HIV in Lagos State, officials have said.

Also according to the Borno State’s coordinator for HIV/AIDs, no fewer than 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in 27 camps in the state are currently living with the virus.