Angela Onwuzoo Rotary International Rotary International, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, has launched a $9 million initiative to improve healthcare services in Nigeria, starting with Kebbi State. The initiative which is under the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge is aimed to reduce malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases by strengthening community health systems. Rotary Country Committee Lead in Nigeria and member of the Rotary Club Agege, Dr.
Aloysius Balogun, in a statement, said Rotary was committed to improving health outcomes by empowering communities. Balogun said,“As part of the broader Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge’ (RHCC), the Nigeria programme, guided by the Federal Ministry of Health, will address the specific health needs in Kebbi State and one additional state to be determined at a later stage. “Over 2,750 community health workers will be trained and deployed to provide essential diagnosis, treatment, and care for malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea, significantly reducing childhood mortality in these regions.
Rotary is committed to improving health outcomes by empowering communities. “Through this initiative, we are equipping our community healthcare workers with the tools and training necessary to deliver life-saving services right where they are needed the most.” He added that over the next three years, Rotary members, in partnership with PATH, would work closely with government at central and local levels, along with community l.
