Jigawa trains 650 health workers on neglected diseases

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FILE PHOTO: Training in progress
The Jigawa Ministry of Health on Monday said it has trained 650 community health workers on the management of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the state.
The State Eye Care Programme Coordinator, Dr Abubakar Abdurrahman, disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Dutse.
He said that the exercise, conducted in collaboration with an NGO, Health and Development Support Programme, had participants from the 26 local government areas in the state.
Abdurrahman said that the the training was focussed on updating the knowledge and skills of health workers at community level to support the treatment and control of the …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper