A non-governmental organisation, Grassroot Life Saving Outreach, has donated medication and different life saving important medical requirements to flood victims in three Adamawa native authorities council areas.
The intervention got here in the course of the launch and presentation of important medication and consumables and WASH objects underneath the mission, ‘Provision of lean season important group well being providers for prevention and administration of illness outbreaks, Sexual Reproductive Health 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 value of reproductive well being medication, medical consumables, water sanitation and hygiene kits was witnessed by officers from World Health Organisation, Adamawa State Ministry of Health, Water Resources, UNICEF and representatives conventional establishments and different Civil Society Organisations.
LESGO and Adamawa State Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which incorporates assist of three well being amenities in Madagali and Yola South.
According to Programme Manager, LESGO, James Siggi, the mission offers assist for greater than 20 hard-to-reach communities throughout the two LGs with eight medical outreach groups; enhances the welfare of 21 mission workers for efficient and environment friendly exercise supply and assist to 63 well being staff, 20 hygiene promoters and 20 waste managers throughout the 2 LGAs.
Siggi stated in the course of the launch of the mission that the multi-million naira important medication and different medical provides and consumables unveiled for distribution have been meant for interventions for internally displaced individuals affected by Boko Haram insurgency in Madagali and Yola South Local Government space of the State.
Also, state Epidemiologist, Kadabiyu Jones, who represented the Commissioner for Health, 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.