Yamel is a rural community in the Dutsi local government area (LGA) in Nigeria. It has a population of 32,515, predominantly farmers. The community is serviced by a primary health care clinic.

Mr Umar Abba Yamel, pictured, is the Senior Community Health Extension Worker in charge of the rural clinic in Yamel, with about 15 years of work experience in primary health care 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.