The World Health Organization has commenced training of 31 Community Health Workers in Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria to help contain the current outbreak of cholera in the state.
The Coordinator, WHO, Yobe State Field Office, Dr Nuhu Barau Ningi, disclosed this to newsmen during the opening ceremony of the training in the State Capital, Damaturu.
He said the purpose of the training is to empower community leaders so that they would be able to make informed decisions on the prevention of the outbreak as over 860 cases of the disease have been recorded in 9 Local Government Areas of the state.
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