The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched an activity, $19.2 million Integrated Child Health and Social Service Award Region 4 (ICHSSA 4), to protect children and their households made vulnerable or orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Adamawa State.

Development Diaries gathered that the Mission Director, Stephen Haykin, who joined Adamawa’s First Lady, Hajiya Lami Ahmadu Fintiri, at the virtual launch, said that the USAID assistance will help Nigeria achieve a healthier and more educated population.

‘This USAID assistance will help Nigeria achieve a healthier, more resilient and educated population through support to children and their families made vulnerable by HIV’, he said.

‘We hope its successful practices and procedures can be duplicated and scaled up by state and local governments, both in Bauchi and Adamawa’.

The activity will focus on strengthening families, communities, government systems, and civic institutions that care for HIV infected, affected, and at risk OVC and adolescents, and help teens stay healthy, stay in school, and lead safe and stable lives.

‘It is with a deep appreciation that I welcome Integrated Child Health and Social Services to our state’, Mrs Fintiri said.

‘This project aligns well with our priorities, and let me assure you, the Adamawa State government will support you fully. Our involved line ministries will work closely with the project team to meet its objectives’.

The activity, launched in Bauchi State, is designed to help protect more than 450,000 orphans and vulnerable children in Adamawa, Bauchi, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Lagos, and Kano.

Source: USAID

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