The Society for Family Health, in partnership with the Taraba State Government, on Saturday trained 116 field staff to enhance the capacity for quality health services among children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating mothers in Taraba.
Dr. Omokhudu Idogho, Director General, who was represented by the Program Director, MS. Aisha Dadi noted during the week-long training workshop that the idea was aimed at ensuring adequate provision of HIV services for children and women.
According to her, field staff are mandated to identify, test or link children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating mothers to HIV services.
“The (Lafiyan Yara and Pediatric) project aims to ensure the provision of quality health services for children and women, with the aim of ending HIV by 2030,” he said.
The correspondent reports that participants drowned in 15 local government areas in Taraba.
EM. Dadi encouraged participants to be resilient and ensure that the expected quality service is provided, especially now that Nigeria is committed to closing the pediatric HIV gaps and achieving PMTCT/eMTCT by 2030.