11/05/2012
From the community, for the community
Volunteer community mobilizers’ network fully operational in Kebbi State, northern Nigeria
These volunteers have been trained to work as “change agents” in the community and are responsible for house-to-house mobilization for polio and routine immunization and introduce some key household practices. They have started to identify and characterize the chronically missed children and non-compliant parents through community friendly approach. Interpersonal counselling on immunization and promotion of key household practices such as treatment of diarrhoea, prevention of malaria, breastfeeding carried out door-to-door and person-to-person form the core of the volunteers’ work. More
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