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The Kogi Government on Wednesday in Lokoja commenced the training of 158 health officers to cater for women and children during its Maternal and Neonatal Child Health Week (MNCHW).
The Programme Coordinator, Mr Bolarinwa Ogundusi, said that the health workers, drawn from the 21 local government areas, would undergo two days training during the exercise.
“In the first batch of training, 80 health workers comprising 53 health officers from eight local government areas and 27 state technical facilitators from all the 21 LGAs participated.
“The second batch of training for 78 health officers in the remaining 13 LGAs, will hold next week, and they are expected to train others so as to ensure a large pool of workers for the MNCHW week,’’ Ogundusi said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the health officers included immunisation officers, nutrition officers, health educators, maternal child and health coordinators, system officers and state technical facilitators.
Ogundusi said that the MNCHW, slated for Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in selected health facilities, would feature free primary healthcare services for pregnant women, new born and children between six months and 59 months.
“There is tremendous improvement in the last one we did in July 2017 compared to that of December 2016, because we had more communities, awareness, and advocacy.
“This one will be more successful because government and partners are much more interested and they have made available everything that we will need for the programme.
“The health indices of the state have improved tremendously; in fact we have never had it so good in the area of health in Kogi like this present time.
“In fact, we specially appreciate the health-friendly Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who has been giving the necessary assistance to ensure that healthcare, is brought to the doorsteps of citizens,’’ he said.
Ogundusi enjoined mothers to go all out with their children to access and enjoy the services that would be made available to them during the MNCHW.
Also speaking, Dr John Olorunfemi, Director of Public Health, Kogi Ministry of Health, told the participants that reaching out to every child in all the settlements was very important.
He stressed the need to create adequate awareness for mothers to bring out their children for the MNCHW.
Olorunfemi enjoined the health officers to be courteous and professional in discharging their services to the beneficiaries at the local level.
(NAN)
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