The National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria (NACHPN) has commended the present administration in Ogun State for recruiting 212 Community Health Workers into the state work force to improve healthcare service delivery across the communities in the State.


The Zonal President of the Association who also doubled as National Vice - President, Comrade. Donnish Oluwasegun gave the commendation at a - two days Orientation workshop for the newly recruited Community Health Practitioners by the Ogun State government held at their Secretariat's auditorium, Magbon , Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Comrade Oluwasegun described the employment of 212 Community Health workers as a new Dawn at preventing community health challenges and enlightening the grassroots on ways to stay save and healthy within their communities through regular interaction with the Community Health Workers rather than thronging out in panic and to overwhelm the secondary health institution for minor health issues for treatments.

Also, The State Chairman NACHPN , Comrade Sunmola Moruuf appreciated the State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun ingenuity for employing the 212 Health Community Workers as part of the administration's determination to provide an affordable all inclusive health care service across the length and breath of the State through the use of the community health worker.

He said the recruitment of be community health informed the orientation workshop to equip them for the task ahead

In a lecture entitled "Roles of Community Health Works in development of health care service across the State" a guest lecturer, Dr. Bakare Jeleel, said, they would continue to be grateful to the present administration for acknowledging the crucial role of Community Health Workers in the state


Responding on behalf of others recruited health workers , Comrade. Ayide Agnes and Ogunsanya Adedayo jointly thanked the State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun for his kind gesture and determination to reposition the standard of the State health Sector to that of global standard.