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Addressing the lack of adequate human resources for providing skilled care1 in maternal and child health, HMCI will see the implementation of a comprehensive education programme that will deliver over 100,000 hours of training over the next three years, supporting task-shifting for at least 1,300 midwives and antenatal primary health caregivers, initially focused on six states plus the Federal Capital Territory

The Mission Director of the US Agency for International Development in Nigeria, Michael T. Harvey, gave the pledge during a tour of IDPs camps and assessment visits to community-based organizations sheltering the estimated 400,000 refugees who fled insurgency attacks in the northern parts of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states, to Yola

He said said that his office had also solicited the collaboration of USAID in the fight against proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition, expressing hope that the efforts would pay off in the current campaign for a “Delta State Beyond Oil”