The Kwara Government in collaboration with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are training health educationists on Information and Communication Medicine (Infomedics).
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Falade Tayo, the Press Secretary, Ministry of Health, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ilorin.
It stated that the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Abubakar Ayinla, said this while delivering a goodwill message at a training session on Infodemics.
He described officers and stakeholders in information management in the state as essential to effective healthcare service delivery and uptake of intervention strategies in the health sector.
“Dr Ayinla further stated that their role is as important as the role of the core healthcare practitioners, especially in ensuring uptake of healthcare interventions.
“He said that members of various communities made appropriate use of the facilities being provided by government to improve the healthcare service delivery space,” the read in part.
The permanent secretary commended the NCDC team in the state for their unflinching support in ensuring that the state continue to get it right.
The statement added that amongst those that attended the training was the Executive Secretary of the Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Nusirat Elelu.
She also appreciated NCDC for including Kwara among the benefiting states for the capacity building.
Dr Oluwakemi Falade, the NCDC team leader for the Infodemics training, urged the participants to use the knowledge acquired at the training to revolutionise the face of information dissemination on health related issues.
Falade expressed delight over the warm reception and cooperation accorded the team in the state, which she said, contributed immensely to the success of the training.
The 2-day training was as aimed at updating information officers and allied stakeholders on strategies to combat rumours in healthcare interventions.
The training was also part of the strategies put in place to address identified gaps in information management during epidemics, especially as experienced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participants at the training were drawn from relevant ministries and local government areas in the state.
