The Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination in the aspect of training and empowering Vesico-Viginal Fistula Patients with the aim making them to become self reliant.
The minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajiya Sadiya Umar Faruk stated this during an empowerment and Psycho-Social Support program for women with Vesico -Viginal Fistula problems held in Kano.
Represented by the permanent secretary of the Ministry Dr Nasir Sani Gwarzo Said the empowerment became imperative geared towards reintegrating and boosting their economic capabilities through learning various skills and traits.
He said the issue of disaster management is the concern of all, hence the ministry would countinue to train and support VVF patients geared towards strengthening their capacity to cater for themselves.
The patients who had already undergone surgery were trained in various skills such as Groundnut oil Extraction, Fish Farming and tailoring among others, and were empowered with starter pack of N30,000 each to startup their businesses.
“VVF is a problem of under-development with too many consequences, even calamitous ones. The best way to address the problem is putting in place appropriate integrated development programmes that are sustainable and community based”
“Such approaches should be ones that will strengthen the local capacity available to women to improve their health and social environment through the implementation of coordinated model programmes.”
Earlier, the Commissioner of Women Affairs, Dr. Zahra’u represented by a Director in the Ministry Hajiya Mariya Hodi
commended the Ministry for the gesture which she described as live changing opportunity if tapped.
The ceremony was graced by the participants and other stakeholders.
Abdullahi jalaluddeen/Kano