Corps members sensitize Abuja residents on malaria

emerged as leaders they were mostly young people starting with Gowon, Obasanjo, Buhari, IBB, Idi-Agbon, Oyinlola etc. We must provide sound education and sustainable job opportunities to engage our youths and divert energy from negative vices.

What is your take about acquisition as a means sustainable empowerment?

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Absolutely, skill acquisition for youth and women is critical and fundamental to national development. I think we have stagnated in this area and sometime completely been reactive. We urgently need to have educational and training centres that would continuously do a need assessment of types of skill lacking in any area of the economy and then design a curriculum for such absent skills acquisition. Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have taken advocacy campaign on malaria to some communities in Abuja where they sensitised residents.

The team led by Bello Simon, a ‘batch A stream 1’ corps member said they hope to help reduce malaria to the barest minimum.

Speaking with Daily Trust YOUTHVILLE, Bello said the Personal Community Development Service (CDS) was done in Gishiri, Karshi and Durumi I communities in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in Abuja.

He said the advocacy involved “Free outreach on general sensitization on malaria prevention, testing, diagnosis treatment and distribution of anti-malaria commodities.”

Prior to starting the project, Bello said he had gone to the communities to see what ails them and also sought the consent and support of the community heads to assists in the mobilisations of their wards.

The outreach was supported by Federal ministry of Health, his parents, World Health Organisations.

One of the volunteers, Chigozie Ahumibe said he joined the project because he saw it as a noble cause and could see the seriousness and commitment of the team.

Seeing the people come out to take advantage of the opportunity encourages us to want to do even more,” he noted.

One of the recipients and a mother of two at Durumi I community, Rosemary Chukwuemeka said she and her children were privileged to be tested for malaria and hopes the outreach continues.

The team tested residents for malaria, made diagnosis while freely distributing mosquito nets and malaria drugs.