The Federal Government, in collaboration with Borno State government, has launched the Health and Nutrition Emergency Response (HNER) project to reduce “morbidity and mortality” by providing life-saving services to persons affected by insurgency in the state and North-East.
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole disclosed this, yesterday, at the midterm review meeting held at Government House, Maiduguri.
He said the six-month implementation is to be strictly based on leadership; governance, accountability and coordination to achieve targeted emergency health responses in insurgency-affected states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
He explained that the project is to achieve the objectives of assessing affected population to an essential package of primary and secondary life-saving health services, as well as strengthen capacity for disaster preparedness and response at three tiers of health system in the North-East zone.
Representative of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Alemu Magednehu said 21 health partners were in involved in the midterm review, adding that it is a very good move to save the lives of many displaced persons.
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