By: Abubakar Mohammed
Adamawa State Primary Health Care
Development Agency in collaboration with World Bank has conducted a one day
training on first aid for Local Vigilante covering insurgency affected LGAS. Declaring
the workshop opened; the Executive Chairman Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency Dr. Abdullah Dauda Belel asked the participants to stay
focused during the training. “Saving live in the situation we are now is everybody‘s
concerned, you are the first contact and your ability to carry out well
informed first aid decision matters a lot.” “We will train you, give you the
equipment and support you to exercise this duty” he said.
The training covers on how to help
unconscious casualties as a result of insurgent activities, many people died because
of injuries, severe bleeding, burns and fracture. The lead faciltator Dr. Abubakar
Hassan said “first aid is not only about controlling unconscious casualty but also
to restore hope of those that are psychologically touched or traumatised.”
Responding on behalf of the Vigilante Group, the State Coordinator Mal. Adullrazaq Abubakar thanked Government for organising
the workshop and says “things like this will boosts our morale” The
participants were drawn from Gombi, Song, Michika, Madagali and Yola South.
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