A non-governmental organisation, Grassroot Life Saving Outreach, has donated medicine and different life saving important medical requirements to flood victims in three Adamawa native authorities council areas.
The intervention got here throughout the launch and presentation of important medicine and consumables and WASH objects beneath the challenge, ‘Provision of lean season important group well being providers for prevention and administration of illness outbreaks, Sexual Reproductive Well being and WASH providers in chosen communities of Yola South and Madagali LGs”, by LESGO, on Thursday in Yola.
The flag-off of the distribution of multi-million naira price of reproductive well being medicine, medical consumables, water sanitation and hygiene kits was witnessed by officers from World Well being Organisation, Adamawa State Ministry of Well being, Water Sources, UNICEF and representatives conventional establishments and different Civil Society Organisations.
LESGO and Adamawa State Authorities had signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which incorporates assist of three well being amenities in Madagali and Yola South.
In line with Programme Supervisor, LESGO, James Siggi, the challenge supplies assist for greater than 20 hard-to-reach communities inside the two LGs with eight medical outreach groups; enhances the welfare of 21 challenge workers for efficient and environment friendly exercise supply and assist to 63 well being employees, 20 hygiene promoters and 20 waste managers throughout the 2 LGAs.
Siggi stated throughout the launch of the challenge that the multi-million naira important medicine and different medical provides and consumables unveiled for distribution had been meant for interventions for internally displaced individuals affected by Boko Haram insurgency in Madagali and Yola South Native Authorities space of the State.
Additionally, state Epidemiologist, Kadabiyu Jones, who represented the Commissioner for Well being, Felix Tangwami, stated interventions by LESGO had helped to supply critically wanted medical provides to include any well being emergencies ensuing from current flooding within the state skilled in 4 council areas.
