Public health officers and nurses have been deployed in communities to promote healthy lifestyle choices and to distribute water purification tablets to citizens.{{more}}

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, in a release issued Sunday, said more resources are being made available towards “reducing the human health impacts associated with the recent national occurrence.”

The ministry is also again asking residents to desist from using “unsafe water for any form of human consumption and to practice safe and hygienic onsite storage of solid waste,” and to “exercise sound judgment when conducting their regular daily activities.”

“The absence of the primary water supply from the Central Water and Sewerage Authority and the interruption of regular waste collection services may result in persons engaged in unsanitary practices to sustain lives and livelihood. One household’s source of water may be another’s waste disposal site. In this regard, the general public is requested to desist from using unsafe water for any form of human consumption and to practice safe and hygienic onsite storage of solid waste,” the release said.

Additionally, in an attempt to prevent the occurrence and outbreak of communicable diseases, especially those associated with the consumption of unsafe water and food, the ministry, in collaboration with other public and private entities, has activated its Health Disaster Response Mechanism.

“As a consequence, there will be more resources available towards reducing the human health impacts associated with the recent national occurrence.

“Environmental Health Officers, Nurses who work within the various communities and other Health professionals have been deployed in communities for the purpose of educating and promoting healthy lifestyle choices and providing water purification tablets to all citizens,” the release said.

The ministry also assured that, to date, there has been no outbreak of communicable diseases associated with the recent flooding and landslides.