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Jigawa State Trains 650 Health Workers On Tropical Diseases. by ZeezaRapture(m): 1:43pm On Jun 08, 2015
The Jigawa State Ministry of Health on Monday said
it has trained 650 community health workers on
the management of Neglected Tropical Diseases in
the state. The State Eye Care Programme Coordinator, Dr
Abubakar Abdurrahman, disclosed this in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in
Dutse. He said the exercise, conducted in collaboration
with an NGO, Health and Development Support
Programme, had participants from the 26 local
government areas in the state. Abdurrahman said the the training was focussed
on updating the knowledge and skills of health
workers at community level to support the
treatment and control of the diseases. He added that it was also to ensure delivery of
effective strategies to rural communities for the
prevention and control of the NTDs. The coordinator said the health workers, who
were divided into four teams, were trained for
seven days. He reaffirmed the commitment of the government
and the supporting partners to eliminate NTDs in
the state before the year 2020. Abdurrahman commended health officers in
various communities for their cooperation towards
the successful implementation of the programme.

Source: www.punchng.com/news/jigawa-trains-650-health-workers-on-tropical-diseases/

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