FCTA Begins Emergency Care Training for Health Workers

ABUJA, Nigeria – The FCTA Basic Life Support training has commenced for health workers from seven public hospitals in the Federal Capital Territory as authorities intensify efforts to improve emergency response and reduce preventable deaths in government healthcare facilities.

The four-day training, approved by the National Council on Health and certified by the American Heart Association, brings together healthcare workers from Asokoro, Maitama, Wuse, Gwarinpa, Kuje, Kubwa and Nyanya hospitals.

In a statement issued on Saturday by her media aide, Bola Ajao, the Mandate Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, says the programme is designed to strengthen the capacity of frontline health workers to respond effectively to medical emergencies.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Fasawe says the training will improve emergency services across FCT hospitals while supporting the National Community Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Initiative.

She explains that participants are expected to transfer the knowledge acquired during the programme to colleagues and members of the public to improve emergency preparedness across communities.

According to Fasawe, the FCTA also plans to establish Code Blue Teams in hospitals to ensure patients experiencing life-threatening emergencies receive immediate medical attention.

“Our goal is to consistently record success stories from ‘no pulse to resuscitation’. When people know that they can receive timely and proper emergency care in our hospitals, it will also build their confidence and trust in government hospitals to respond swiftly and manage their loved ones.”

Medical Director of Asokoro District Hospital, Dr Oluseyi Ashaolu, describes the initiative as timely, saying continuous training is essential for healthcare workers to keep pace with global best practices in emergency medicine.

Training Coordinator and Consultant Anaesthetist, Dr Rosemary Nwokorie, says the programme is being conducted in two batches, with the first holding on August 21–22 and the second scheduled for September 4–5.

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