Navy's cleaning campaign to ward off SARS
By CT Hj Mahmod

RBN personnel and civilians working together during the anti-SARS cleaning campaign

The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) joined the nation's fight against the global Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic, by initiating a one-day anti-SARS cleaning campaign yesterday, as a preventive measure. All RBN personnel as well as civilians working with RBN worked hand in hand together in the one-day campaign to promote awareness among RBN personnel and their families on the deadly virus that has claimed more than 600 lives worldwide. With a clear message encapsulated in the campaign, 'cleanliness and top priority on hygiene', it is also to bring awareness on the importance of a clean environment to fight SARS, as the saying goes, 'prevention is better than cure'.

They are all aware of the dangers posed by SARS and are taking all kinds of measures such as monitoring the health of personnel, especially those who have gone abroad for courses. The one-day campaign yesterday was divided into two phases, whereby the first phase was to clean their respective departments, as well as their naval ships.

The second phase involved cleaning the married quarters and barracks. A talk on SARS by a medical professional to educate all personnel of RBN, is expected to take place in the near future.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin