Juliet Jacob Ochenje
Abia State Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, has ended a four day training for medical doctors and healthcare workers as part of efforts to manage malaria in the state.
The Project Director and State Team Lead of PanAfricare, Dr. Okey Madukwe, on Thursday said the purpose of the training was to improve malaria case management and prevention, while the trainees will in turn train healthcare providers in the 292 wards in Abia.
“We are intervening in the malaria control and prevention towards achieving malaria elimination,” he said.
Madukwe added that “these trainees will train healthcare workers at the ward levels to empower them with the necessary skills to manage malaria cases at the ward levels, particularly among under five children and pregnant women.
“The trainees will be provided with drugs, diagnostic equipment and insecticide treated mosquito nets for the people at the relevant ward communities.”
The project is funded by the World Bank and the Abia State Government.
