The Northern Regional Directorate of the Centre for National Culture (CNC), has educated residents of Choggu community in the Sanlerigu Municipality, on COVID-19 and its preventive measures through drama.

The drama, performed by the Tiyumba Drama Group of the Northern Region CNC, sought to encourage attitudinal change about the COVID-19 to help combat the spread of the disease in the area.

It was dubbed “Mask-up, COVID-19 Down", and held under the auspices of the National Commission on Culture and COVID-19 National Trust Fund.

The drama showcased the transmission of the disease, adherence to the safety protocols, how the people could build tip-tap to aid hand washing protocol, and other facts about the virus.

Mr Abubakari Iddrisu Saeed, Northern Regional CNC Director, said COVID-19 still existed in the country, and added that, it was vital for the CNC to intensify public education on the disease to mitigate its spread.
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way we think the people can understand the laid down measures was to use drama to persuade them to have an attitudinal change to achieve the set-out objectives”, he said.

He appealed to residents to be advocates against the spread of the virus in their households to help combat the disease in the region.

Choggu-Naa Mohammed Alhassan, Chief of Choggu Community, commended the CNC for the in-depth education of the people on COVID-19 and its preventive protocols using cultural display.

He gave the assurance that they would continue to abide by all the set-out protocols to stem the spread of the virus among residents.