Health News of Wednesday, 29 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgWFP’s Princess Zeid commends health staff at SagnariguPrincess Sarah Zeid of Jordan and Paul Kiernan visited the two facilities on TuesdayHealth staff at the Saint Lucy Polyclinic at Kpalsi, and Kalpohin Health Centre in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region have been commended for their knowledgeable, compassion and dedication to duty. Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, who is also World Food Programme (WFP) Special Advisor on Mother and Child Health and Nutrition, commended the staff of both facilities, and said such qualities were essential to ensure the well-being of mothers and children in the area. The WFP-assisted nutrition programme provides a platform for comprehensive services in a single location; ante-natal and post-natal care, vaccinations, screenings, social and behaviour change communication, nutrition counselling, registration, using WFP’s SCOPE tool to effectively manage beneficiaries, and access to the retailers to redeem their entitlements using an e-voucher system. Princess Zeid also commended WFP’s partners on the nutrition programme for their efforts to provide the nutritious foods to energize the children to grow well. The visiting team later paid a courtesy call on the Northern Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Saeed, to brief him about their mission in the region.

Source: GhanaWeb January 29, 2020 01:18 UTC