USAID-IHP Marks Int’l Adolescent Health Week Finale In Ebonyi State

The United States Agency for International Development- Integrated Health Program USAID-IHP in collaboration with Ebonyi State Government have celebrated the grand finale of International Adolescent Health week in Ebonyi State.

The IHP Knowledge Management Specialist Mr Uchenna Anoke disclosed this during the celebration at Muches Hotel in Abakaliki the State capital.

Uche said the essence of the week-long event which came to an end today is to sensitize adolescents on how to control their emotional feelings, protect themselves from contracting sexually transmitted diseases and report cases of Gender-Based Violence.

The Desk Officer for Adolescents Health and Development in Ebonyi State Ministry of Health, Mrs Okoro RoseGold said “IHP is our dependable partner. IHP has come to the State to strengthen our health services. It is not only for our adolescents but also for our pregnant women who access their health services from antenatal to postnatal”.

Mrs Okoro added that IHP since its inception has been supporting Primary Health Centers across 171 wards in the State.

She said the program has created enough awareness in Ebonyi adolescents on how to defend themselves from Gender-Based Violence.

Two of the adolescents who participated in the program, Mr Eworo Sylvester and Miss Ike Roseline on behalf of other children numbering over 200 appreciated USAID-IHP for coming to enlighten them on how to handle their emotional behaviour, as well as how to report to the appropriate quarters each time their rights are violated.

Emmanuel Ukoh