Yamel is a rural community in the Dutsi local government area in Nigeria. It has a population of 32,515, predominantly farmers. The community is serviced by a primary healthcare clinic. Umar Abba Yamel is the senior community health extension worker in charge of the rural clinic in Yamel, with about 15 years of work experience in primary healthcare services. He participated in delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in 2019 as supervisor of community distributors and in drug management. He spoke to us about his experiences.
Country: Nigeria
Keywords: Community delivery | Malaria | SMC | SDGs
« Back to Publications