Staff Members of Shoprite Nigeria, a leading retail supermarket chain, recently gathered at its stores Nationwide (4 in Lagos, 2 in Abuja, 2 in Ibadan and 1 in Ilorin) to participate in the Ebola Awareness Campaign run by the LiveWell Initiative LWI Academy.

The programme, which took place from 18th to the 29th September 2014, was designed to enlighten Shoprite Nigeria staffers on the prevention of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and teach them on best hygiene practices.

Each programme commenced with a lecture on EVD, which was pragmatically delivered by Doctors and Public Health officers from the LWI Academy Faculty. The scope of the lecture covered the modes and ways of transmission of Ebola, preventive measures against the virus, the role of personal hygiene in protection against the virus, the importance of handwashing techniques and the use of soap wipes and hand sanitisers. There was also a session for ‘Questions and Answers’.

After the lecture, there was a practical demonstration of proper handwashing techniques, Antioxidants and supplements were distributed freely to the participants and Ebola Awareness Campaign materials such as stickers and fliers were donated to the stores.

The staffers thanked LWI for bringing such a wonderful programme to their doorstep.

“I must commend LWI for the wonderful event. It has raised our awareness about the virus” – Mr. Augustine Eshiett, Branch Manager Shoprite Ikeja.

“The programme will enable us to relate to some points in the lecture and the practical examples we were given. Thank you LWI for bringing this programme to our doorstep” – Mr. Kehinde Soremekun, Sales Manager Shoprite Surulere.

 Pictures from the programme…