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From Timothy Olanrewaju
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has distributed hygiene equipment and kits to 200 health facilities in Borno State to prevent infection and promote good sanitation.
UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office, Mr Francis Butichi made this known in Maiduguri yesterday at the handing over of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Facility Improvement Tools (WASHFIT) to the health facilities through the Borno State government.
Butichi explained that the 200 beneficiary health facilities of WASHFIT are across the 27 local government areas of the state to improve quality, safety and sustainable healthcare in the state.
“WASHFIT supports health facilities to strengthen infection prevention and control, improve access to safe and reliable water, promote appropriate hygiene practices, and enhance healthcare waste management measures that are essential to protecting patients, health workers, and the community from preventable infections,” he declared.
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He said the tools will also boost the quality of services rendered at the various facilities in the 27 LGAs.
He noted that the assessment fully aligned with national standards and with WHO and UNICEF global guidance.
“These materials which consist of buckets, sprayers, detergents among others will go a long way in ensuring the quality of services that are being provided at the health facilities,” he stated.
General Manager of the Borno State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), Dr
Muhammad Aliyu commended UNICEF’s initiative. He described it as a timely response to the needs of vulnerable women and children in the state.
