By; SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria has supported 85,585 women and girls on consequences, roles of healthcare workers in responding to Gender Based Violence (GBV), as well as provided 1,842 survivors with first line support, 226 with clinical management for rape and 146 referred for further management in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states under the 2022 WHO- supported Mental Health (MH) and GBV services.
No fewer than 110 healthcare workers were also trained on first line support and clinical management of rape, while 32,215 patients treated with mental health conditions (including epilepsy/seizure disorder, psychotic disorders, mental retardation, etc) as well as 1,772 specialized mental healthcare sessions were conducted and 255 healthcare workers trained on identification of GBV survivors and provision of mental healthcare services.
A statement issued on Tuesday by WHO Health Emergencies Response Manager, Borno State, Dr Beatrice Muraguri and made available to journalists in Maiduguri, also said that under the 2022 WH0-supported Hard-To- Reach Mobile Health Teams, 773,081 clients were seen and treated, 672,780 children were immunized, 339,459 MUAC were screened for malnutrition and 238,350 children were provided with vitamin A supplement.
While 73 562 pregnant women were provided with ANC services, 71,207 persons were confirmed with malaria, using ROT kits, 16,960 persons confirmed with severe cases were referred, 1,074 persons were provided with HIV counseling/testing and 288 women received GBV first line support
The statement added that more than 400,000 MUAC screening for children between six to 59 months was conducted with over 10,000 cases referred to the nearest treatment center who;e 400 healthcare workers capacity was built (governments and partners) on management of SAM with Medical complications and integrated management of acute malnutrition/orientation on IYCF.
WHO also supported over 25 stabilization centers with supplies (equipments, drugs, medical consumables ) and on-the-job coaching and mentoring under the 2022 WHO-supported Nutrition Services.
It further deployed 546 Community Oriented Resource Persons (CORPs)/ Supervisors to provide treatment for integrated childhood illness diseases, screened and treated 141,577 children for malaria, pheumonia, and diarrhea, reached out to. 135,913 persons with health promotion messages including 51,719 children to complete immunization and 125,278 children were screened for malnutrition.
Health Information Management WHO-supported services in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states supported over 1,500 Community Informants engaged on Events Based Surveillance (EBS), trained 377 persons on Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (Her ams) and the effective use of DHS-2 platform.
Similarly, over 100 volunteers were trained and deployed to conduct active case search in hospitals locations, supported the roll out of government owned surveillance system (SORMAS) and trained health care workers on effective covid-19 sample;e collection and under the RCCE 2032 Interventions in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, WHO reached out to 1,737,400 persons with integrated health risk messages.
Produced 55,000 copies of IEC materials to support partners in RCCE interventions, aired 2,590 spot announcements on integrated health risk messages across 10 radio houses , found and referred 563 suspected cases of epidemic 0 prime diseases for further management.
WHO also trained the capacities of 170 health care workers on infodernic management and interpersonal health risk messaging and covered 58 densely populated communities through motorized interventions to improve risk perception and enhance COVID-19 vaccination among others.
