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Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) organized training/workshop for the Nurses, Midwives, Community Health Officers and Community Health Extension Workers across the State on Essential Newborn Care Course.
The Seven day workshop, which was segmented into two sections, was flagged off by the Executive Secretary, Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board Dr. Oluwole Fabiyi, at Galaxy Hotel, Conference Room along Osogbo West bypass, Ring road, Osogbo.
In his welcome address, Dr. Fabiyi stated that training of Health Workers is part of measures put in place by the state government to promote quality and accessible health care among the residents.
The workshop drew participants among Nurses, Midwives, Community Health Officers and Community Health Extension Workers in the Primary Health Care facilities in the State.
The objective of the training is to provide effective platform for updating of knowledge and improve skills of health workers on care of the newborn, also to ensure conformity with National/Global standards and best practices on newborn health in order to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality rates.
Dr. Fabiyi appreciates Osun State Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke, Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF for their support on the training and advised participants to utilize the knowledge acquired during the training at their various health facilities.
The supporting partner (UNICEF) admonished the participants to replicate the knowledge acquired in the workshop to other health care workers in their respective healthcare facilities and also urged them to apply the insights and techniques they have learned to improve quality of care rendered to newborn.
Professor Ebunoluwa Adejuyigbe, a consultant paediatrician/neonatologists, Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) Ile-ife who is also the course director for the state encouraged participants to put in their best always and ensure newborns are given the best of the care to live. She stated further that efforts of the health workers play a crucial role in shaping the health and future of our communities. Professor Adejuyigbe later donated Artificial Resurcitators to the participants for use in their primary health care facilities in the State.
The Programme Coordinator, Dr Oluyemi Ogundun, the Director of Medical Services and Disease Control, Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board urged the participants to work assiduously in their various Primary Health Care facilities to complement government’s support in the Health Sector.
“Your active participation and dedication have been truly inspiring. The knowledge and skills you gained here are invaluable, and they will undoubtedly translate into better care and outcomes for our mothers and newborns across the state,” Ogundun said.
The focal person, Mrs Esther Olayinka appreciated the state government and the supporting partner for the opportunity to build the capacity of the participants and pray that all other health workers in the state will have the same opportunity.
Among the facilitators are Professor Segun Adebami, Dr Temitope Ayeni, Dr Ezra Olatunde Ogundare, Dr Tolu Ogundele, and Dr Adepoju.
