By Ahmad Alabira, Dutse
A Non-governmental organization, Baba Azumi Foundation has trained over 26,000 Cholera Sanitary Guards in three local government areas of Jigawa state.
The guards are expected to monitor situation within their communities.
Briefing reporters on Tuesday, in Dutse, the Executive Director of the NGO, Barrister Aisha Suleiman Jahun said about 90 people were also trained on “disaster risk reduction” in the three local government areas.
Aisha explained that the 26,000 Sanitary Guards trained will put an eagle eye on the situation in three local governments of Miga, Kaugama and Gwiwa against any unforseen outbreak of Cholera.
She also said the 90 people trained on “disaster risk reduction” in the three LGAs include, community volunteers, women association, drivers, Achaba, butchers and fishermen associations as well as food vendors.
She further stressed that in Kaugama over 1,600 workers were trained in 20 communities of the LGA, while 5,898 and 1,115 workers were trained in 20 communities of Miga and Gwiwa LGA respectively.
“The most important aspect of it all, there was no single report of Cholera outbreak in these LGAs.
“Baba Azumi Foundation will continue to do its best to enlighten the populace”, she concluded.
