Adamawa Launches 5-Day Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Workshop to Prevent Disease Outbreak, Floods
Daji Sani in Yola
Adamawa State has commenced a five-day multi-hazard risk assessment workshop to identify and prioritize threats to public health and safety, with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, (NCDC), and funding from the United States government.
The opening ceremony was held Saturday and was attended by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Hon. Chubado Mohammed Jada, senior officials of NCDC, and stakeholders from across the state.
A UNICEF representative, Dr Eghe Abe, Health Specialist, UNICEF Nigeria, said the grant is aimed at helping Adamawa State to map out multiple hazards that occur from time to time and determine which ones require urgent state response to protect citizens.
