The Sokoto State Government has ramped up efforts to lower maternal and child mortality rates while boosting immunisation coverage.
It is doing so by engaging community leaders across all 244 wards to champion grassroots health awareness and advocacy.
The initiative was launched on Monday during a two-day orientation and sensitisation workshop organised by the Sokoto State Primary Healthcare Development Agency. The workshop targeted Ward Development Committees (WDCs) as part of the European Union-supported Strengthening Access to Reproductive and Adolescent Health (SARAH) Programme and the Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) initiative.
Held at Dankane Guest Palace in Sokoto, the event drew WDC chairmen, women leaders, and other stakeholders from the state’s 23 local government areas. The goal was to deepen community involvement in healthcare delivery.
Dahiru Gada, Director of Advocacy and Social Mobilisation at the agency, described Ward Development Committees as vital bridges between health authorities and rural communities.“Our objective is to ensure that community
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