Plateau state government commends WHO’s support in public health

The Plateau State Government has commended the World Health Organisation’s efforts and successes recorded so far in public health, as it marks 75 years of promoting global health.

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The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nimkong Ndam, gave the commendation on Monday in Jos, during an event held by the state to celebrate the World Health Day.

World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated annually on April 7 under the sponsorship of the World Health Organisation, as well as other related organisations. The WHO held its first World Health Assembly in 1948.

Dr. Ndam said that WHO, through its public health programmes and activities, has improved the quality and wellbeing of Plateau people in the last seven and half decades.

“Through the World Health Organisation, there has been a lot of progress in the protection of people from diseases and millions of lives saved through childhood immunization,” he said.

The commissioner added that the anniversary of WHO showed that it was possible to come together for a common purpose to enhance humanity.

Dr. Ndam further lauded the organization for its targeted support to the state by providing both technical and material support in every health activity it carried out.

He said that the impact of the global health body was mostly felt in the areas of disease surveillance and epidemiological response, immunisation, infrastructure development and technical know-how.

He therefore assured that the state government would give the organization all the support needed to carry out its targeted programmes.

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