Senator Claric Jah assures the passage of AIDS bill - Mar 4, 2010
Senator Claric Jah assures the passage of national Aids commission bill…
The chairman of the Senate committee on Health, Gender and development, Claric Jah has assured the passage of the proposed bill seeking to create the National Aids Commission in Liberia.
Senator Jah said though there is lot of works to be done on the proposed bill, the National Legislature will exert all efforts to pass the bill.
She disclosed that the passage of the bill will help control and prevent the spread of the HIV/Aids virus.
Senator Jah spoke Wednesday in Monrovia at a one day working session on the passage of the proposed Aids bill.
Meanwhile, participants at the one day working session are admonishing the legislature to pass the bill in time.
At the same time the Health Ministry in collaboration with UNICEF and other Land ministries and Agency have formed what is said to be a working group to create awareness on the combat of Diseases.
According to the director of health promotion at the Ministry of Health, Chris Dagadou, the working group is aimed at promoting health programs holistically, noting that health is not only the absence of diseases but the creation conducive working condition.
She spoke Wednesday in mamba point at a joint meeting held between working partners.
For her part, the country representative of UNICEF in Liberia Isabel Coleys said her organization will support the working group in providing the needed health services for Liberians.
The meeting brought together Information, Education, Internal Affairs Ministries others are the Traditional council amongst others.