Grassroots leadership, crucial in ending neglected tropical diseases, says expert

Date: 2020-11-29

Grassroots leadership has been identified as an effective means in planning and execution of public health projects to get the desired outcome on ending Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

According to an Ilorin-based documentary photographer, Adebayo Abayomi, in his recent Mass Administration of Medicine (MAM) project in Osun State, sponsored by the END Fund and Amen Health Care and Empowerment Foundation, leadership at the local level is a critical component of any effective community-based intervention for prevention and control of NTDs.

Abayomi said when local chiefs give their vote of confidence to community development projects, all members of the community are mobilised to take a stand against neglected tropical diseases.

He said: "In Osun State, kings have a great influence on their community members. They are revered and have the ability to mobilise people from all walks of life. Moreover, they can also be engaged to promote positive health behaviour practices through leading by example.

"Although most people might think intestinal worms are a thing of the past, they actually affect more people than we know. They are part of a group of diseases known as NTDs, bilharzia, river blindness, among others, which affect more than 130 million Nigerians."

"Chiefs are not only a symbol of authority but figures that people look up to. Therefore, it is important that grassroots leadership is embedded in the planning and execution of public health projects so that the desired outcomes can be achieved."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammed Danjuma     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Lithium     Kwara Politics     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Ejidongari     Ilofa     Rasheed Jimoh     Segun Adeniyi     Ayo Adeyemi     Kisira     Nnazua     Isa Aremu     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Sam Onile     Monthly Sanitation     Aliyu Adebayo     Village Alive Development Association     Saliu Tunde Bello     TVC Female National Debate     Elewu     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Isaac Gbenle     Garba Idris Ajia     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Bashir Adigun     African Democratic Congress     Eleja     Dagbalodo     Tuesday Assayomo     Kolo     Kayode Laro     Ahmad Belgore     Kayode Bankole     Ekweremadu     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Saka Isau     2017 Budget     Abegunde Goke     Hassan Oyeleke     Bibire Ajape     Asa     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Dorcas Afeniforo     Alfa Belgore     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Frootify     Okanlawon Musa     Manzuma     NIPR     Eleyele     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Olabanji Orilonishe     Matthew Babaoye     Earlyon Technologies     Women Radio     Arandun     Edu     Kwara State Government     SARS     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Ojuekun     Basit Olatunji     Bisi Kristien     Olushola Saraki     Hakeem Idris     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Kishira     Tafida Of Ilorin     Ola Falade     Agboola Abdulraheem    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Wahab Femi Agbaje     Borgu     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Ekweremadu     Adedeji Onimago     Metro Park     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Yunus Lawal     Baboko     Minimum Wage     Ramat Oganija     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Afeyin-Olukuta     Local Government     IYA YUSUF     Kwara State Pension Board     Amina El-Imam     Olaoye B. Felix     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Saad Omo\'ya     James Ayeni     Smart School     Peter Obi     Sunday Fagbemi     Christopher Odetunde     Adisa Logun     Laduba     Emir Of Lafiagi     Vasolar Consultoria     Akeem Lawal     New Model Police Station     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Abdulkadir Orire     Surajudeen Akanbi     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Quareeb     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Ayekale     Shettima Of Ilorin     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Obayomi Azeez     NITDA     SWAN     Gbugbu International Market     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Segun Ogunsola     Shonga Farm Project     Turaki     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     FERMA     KWATMA     Ahmad Belgore     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Bankole Omishore     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     KWTV     Ahmad Uthman     Hakeem Lawal     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Photo News     Law School Scholarship     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Abdulazeez Arowona     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Tsaragi     Akanji     Split Diamond Interchange     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Salihu Yahaya     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Aliyu Kora-Sabi