Chitral 15 days training for health workers by Relief International

Fifteen days

training for Community Animal Health Workers concluded

 

By: Gul Hamaad

Farooqi

 

CHITRAL. Fifteen

days training for capacity building of 25 Community Animal Health Workers (14

female, 11 male) under bio-engagement program “Livestock for Life” organized by

Relief International Chitral concluded at Relief International Chitral Office.

 

Dr. Nazir Ahmad

delivered lecture on Rabies, Tetanus Dr. Israr Ullah, Public Health Specialist

on Anthrax, Congo Fever, Zoonoses, Dr. Noor Ul Islam TB, Brucellosis, Dr. Saad Muluk Malaria, Dengue Fever.

 

These workers

will work with Relief international for community awareness on zoonoses,

community capacity building and surveillance of zoonotic diseases at the

village level. They are contract employees with Relief International Chitral.

The participants were belonging to 5 union councils Ayun, Danin, Chitral-1,

Chitral-2 and Broz.

 

In this fifteen

days training lectures on Zoonotic diseases delivered by the Specialists.

 

Addressing on

this occasion, Dr. Riaz District Project Manager RI highlighted the objectives

of Livestock for Life project activities and focused creating awareness on

zoonoses among the masses while fight zoonoses in Pakistan. There are 296

zoonotic diseases which are transmissible from animals to human and vice versa

he added.

 

He said, direct

contact with infected animals through breathing, eating raw meat and milk and

biting of certain infected animals like dogs, cats, bats, squirrels and

mosquito, flies causes transmission of zoonotic disease. He emphasized for

adopting preventive measures by using masks, gloves, shoes, bed nets, and

mosquito spray, hand wash before and after contacting infected animals.

 

Dr. Noor Ul

Islam, MS DHQ Hospital chitral highlighted Tuberculosis which is prevalent in

Chitral due to un-boiled milk uses and stressed the masses to avoid using

un-boiled milk.

 

Chief Guest

District Director Livestock and Dairy Development Chitral Dr. Shekh Ahmad

distributed certificate among the trainees. He stressed the workers to utilize

their skill for community development, awareness on zoonotic disease and

effective surveillance for elimination of zoonotic diseases from Chitral.

 

G.H. Farooqi C/O

Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No 0943-320737, 0943-316052,

0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572,

03159698446, 03469002167

 

email:

gulhamad@gmail.com

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