The Sokoto State Government has intensified efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality and improve immunisation coverage by mobilising community leaders across its 244 wards to drive grassroots healthcare awareness and advocacy.
The initiative was unveiled on Monday during a two-day orientation and sensitisation workshop organised by the Sokoto State Primary Healthcare Development Agency for Ward Development Committees under the European Union-supported Strengthening Access to Reproductive and Adolescent Health Programme and the Community Engagement and Accountability initiative.
The workshop, held at Dankane Guest Palace in Sokoto, brought together WDC chairmen, women leaders and other community stakeholders from the state’s 23 local government areas to strengthen community participation in healthcare interventions.
Speaking at the event, the agency’s Director of Advocacy and Social Mobilisation, Dahiru Gada, described Ward Development Committees as the bridge between health authorities and rural communities.
“Our objective is to ensure that community representatives fully understand the SARAH and
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