The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is collaborating with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to train at least 4,500 health workers in Adamawa, Kwara, and Sokoto states.
The training aims to enhance access to reproductive and adolescent healthcare. This initiative was announced by UNICEF Health Officer Oluseyi Olosunde at a stakeholders’ sensitization workshop in Yola, Adamawa’s capital, where the program’s implementation was discussed.
Olosunde said the four-year programme would be implemented with “a strong focus on sustainability”.
Oluseyi Olosunde explained that the primary goal of the training program is to enhance the capacity of national and sub-national institutions to provide comprehensive services, develop evidence-based policies, and implement effective planning strategies.
He assured that the partners would offer technical assistance to bolster the instructors’ capabilities. Olosunde praised the Adamawa state government for its commendable policies and initiatives in the health sector.
In response, Felix Tangwami, the Commissioner of Health, expressed gratitude to the partners for selecting Adamawa for this program.
He urged stakeholders to take the sensitization process seriously, emphasizing its crucial role in ensuring the program’s successful implementation in the state.
“Please discuss professionally for the programme to succeed. Ensure that our people get the best out of it.
“We have done well in the past because we laid a good foundation for others to continue from where we stopped,” he said.
Commissioner of Health Felix Tangwami expressed gratitude to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri for fulfilling the counterpart funding requirements set by the partners, a crucial step towards advancing the health sector.
Meanwhile, Mary Paninga, Chairman of the Adamawa Planning Commission, emphasized the state’s proactive approach to planning, ensuring future success.
Paninga acknowledged the significant impact of UNICEF on the state’s health sector and confidently assured that the state would successfully implement the program, building on its existing momentum.
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