No
less than 100 health professionals in Onitsha, Anambra state have undergone
hands-on skills
training in various health fields including Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation, CPR, proper usage of a defibrillator machine, and the use of an
Epinephrine pen for anaphylaxis or severe allergic reactions.
The
training sessions conducted by the Anambra Business Coalition, ABC, a Public
Private Partnership, of the Anambra State government in collaboration with RISE
Health Corporation, RHC, a US-based organisation represented locally by RISE
Clinic Nigeria at Adazi-Ani in Anaocha LGA,
The
training was aimed at boosting manpower development in the health sector, in
preparation for the challenges ahead in the health sector reforms in the
state,under a Memorandum of Understanding between the state government and RHC.
Speaking
at the event, the state Governor, Willie Obiano, said it was also to stem the
tide of “brain drain phenomenon” which is presently at an alarming proportion
and which led to the exodus of highly skilled healthcare professionals out of
the country to seek greener pasture, and also to institute proper training
arrangement to boost manpower development within the health sector in the
state.
Obiano
acknowledged the fact that the state’s health professionals drifting to the
developed countries were looking for greater career opportunities, higher
salary scale and better living conditions, which explained why the state
administration is out to find a lasting solution to the challenge.
which
he said is currently crippling the country’s health sector as it leads to a
deficiency of qualified healthcare workers to properly carter for the growing
population.
Obiano
said as one of the primary objectives of the Hospital Re-engineering Project,
HRP, the newly established Anambra Business Coalition, ABC, was designed to
provide over 30,000 professional training hours to build the healthcare
workforce in the state by the end of 2017.
The
programme, supervised by Chief Executive Officer, RISE Clinic Nigeria, and Dr.
Hien Tran, Vice-President, RISE Health Corporation, USA, kicked weekend at
White Castle Hotel, Neni, Anaocha LGA, when the ABC hosted its maiden Basic
Life Support trainings for over 100 healthcare professional students and
community members.
Participants
from different communities including Orumba North, Ogbaru and Anaocha LGA
received e area received training from experts Neurology Unit at Eden Medical
Center in Northern California.
100 health professionals acquire special skills in Anambra State
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Monday, April 13, 2015
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