Outbreak: LG Boss Tasks Mothers, Caregivers To Bridge Health Gap
Following its effort to strengthen community engagement and improve maternal and child health, the Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State, Dr Mustapha Jibril Alheri, has called on Mothers and caregivers to take full advantage of the services provided by the state government to tackle preventable diseases.
…As UNICEF begins Mama-2-Mama campaignFollowing its effort to strengthen community engagement and improve maternal and child health, the Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area ofNiger State, Dr Mustapha Jibril Alheri, has called on Mothers and caregivers to take full advantage of the services provided by the state government to tackle preventable diseases. The Chairman said while flagging off a two-day Orientation for the Mama-2-Mama group organised by theNiger State Primary Health Care Development Agency in collaboration with theUnited Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)and supported by the United States government that the initiative will equip women with the knowledge and skills needed to promote positive health behaviours. According to him, “this is a lofty initiative, and it will give women direct access to other women in their communities, especially pregnant women who do not visit hospitals for antenatal care or those who do not take their children for Immunization. “I am very optimistic that, by the time they go out, these women will know them and they will be able to persuade and convince them to start seeking antenatal care and those who already have children to take their children for Immunization”. While commending the development partners for selecting Chanchaga as one of the LGAs for the initiative, Dr Jibril said the volunteers will serve as support for disease surveillance in the LGA. The UNICEF representative and resource persons said the trained volunteers will serve as community mobilizers who will, in turn, help to bridge the gap between healthcare facilities and families, especially in encouraging greater participation for better access to health services. Speaking earlier, the Director, Primary Health Care, Chanchaga LGA, Rabiu Yusuf, said forty women and four supervisors drawn from four wards were carefully selected for the training. Accordingly, she said the volunteers, who are mostly retired health workers, have been trained on routine 8mmunix, antenatal care, hygiene practices, and community health promotion. Please follow and like us: