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USAID Breakthrough Action team members
By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
The United States Agency For International Development (USAID) Breakthrough action is to partner Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) in the fight against malaria and lassa fever.
The State Team Lead USAID Breakthrough action Bauchi State, Usman Mohammed Inuwa made the disclosure when he visited the Director General of BASEPA, Dr Ibrahim Kabir in his office on Monday.
Usman Mohammed said that his organization consider the Agency as a critical stakeholder in the partnership as BASEPA is working directly with the general public which will help USAID towards achieving behavioral and attitudinal changes.
The area of partnership between the two organizations according to him is in the areas of sensitization to fight Malaria and Lassa fever and other health challenges.
While responding, Director General of the Agency, Dr Ibrahim Kabir assured the organization that his Agency will work hand in hand with USAID Breakthrough Action towards achieving its target and objectives.
He also used the occasion to highlight some of his Agency’s achievements which he said were achieved through rigorous sensitization that help in changing the attitude of the general public.
The USAID Breakthrough action of attitudinal and behavioral change is in a pilot stage in Bauchi and Toro LGAs which is be expanded to all the 20 local government areas of the state towards improving health care system in the state as the program will last for four years.
