Health extension program benefits over 100,000 inhabitants of Harrari state
Harrar, October 2, 2006 (WIC) - Over 100,000 inhabitants of the Harrari state have become beneficiaries of health extension program last budget year, the regional Health Bureau said.
Bureau Head, Dr.Kassa Hailu, told WIC today that the beneficiaries were residents in 36 rural and urban kebeles of the state.
The Bureau also envisages training additional health extension workers to make the program successful, he added.
The health workers have been providing education about prevention of diseases and hygiene, children and mothers health care and utilization of potable water, it was pointed out.
They would also be offering training on 16 health packages, including family planning and reproductive health, construction of latrines, waste disposal, nutrition as well as HIV/AIDS and malaria.
(c) Walta Information Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bureau Head, Dr.Kassa Hailu, told WIC today that the beneficiaries were residents in 36 rural and urban kebeles of the state.
The Bureau also envisages training additional health extension workers to make the program successful, he added.
The health workers have been providing education about prevention of diseases and hygiene, children and mothers health care and utilization of potable water, it was pointed out.
They would also be offering training on 16 health packages, including family planning and reproductive health, construction of latrines, waste disposal, nutrition as well as HIV/AIDS and malaria.
(c) Walta Information Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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