Anambra State Government, through the ministry of Health has trained the second batch of faith-based hospitals on COVID-19 chain of survival.
The exercise, headed by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Vincent Okpala, took place in Awka with managers of faith-based hospitals in attendance.
The training was designed to nurture participants on the state COVID-19 chain of survival, which are, compliance with the COVID-19 protocols, early recognition of symptoms, early identification with the system and early diagnosis among others.
Addressing the participants, Dr. Okpala, who underscored the importance of faith-based hospitals and other private medical providers in the fight against the virus, maintained that they play critical roles in supporting the government in achieving universal health coverage, hence the need to carry them along at all times.
The commissioner noted that the positive health indices of Anambra State would not have been possible if not for the support of the faith-based hospitals and other private medical facilities.
The state Infection and Prevention Control Focal Person, Dr. Kenneth Nwokolo re-awaken the consciousness of the participants on all the intricacies of COVID-19 like its origin, mode of transmission, how to handle the patients and what to do at any given time.
Twenty thousand, four hundred and fifty three people have been tested for Coronavirus in Anambra State, one thousand, six hundred and sixteen tested positive, one thousand, four hundred and ninety-seven have been discharged, six persons are in the protective care center while nineteen deaths have been recorded so far.
Health correspondent, Chibuzor Okoye reports that Dr. Okpala had earlier attended the meeting of the board of directors of Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, where he praised the enormous roles played by members of the board in strengthening all the primary health care facilities in the state towards efficient and effective service delivery as well as infrastructural developments.
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