Federal Government flagged-off six-day workshop on Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support

    The Federal Government  has flagged-off a six-day workshop on Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support organized for Health and Nutrition Emergency Response Project Personnel in Borno state.

   This was disclosed in a press release made available to newsmen by the Ministry of Health.
   The statement disclosed that the Minister of State for Health, Dr.Osagie Ehanire gave the assurance in Maiduguri, at a briefing on Health and Nutrition Emergency Response in Borno State.
   He explained that the health sector response is one of the strategic interventions of the administration of President MuhammaduBuhari, towards rebuilding the Northeast, especially Borno State, adding that it was a necessary step taken to restore normalcy to the IDPs.
   The statement also revealed that the federal government had initially deployed a 20 man Rapid Response Team to work with the Borno State government to assist in drawing up work plan on how to improve the wellbeing of residents.