Group partners health emergency initiative to train 350 responders
05 June 2022 |
3:33 am
To improve first-responders’ capacity in Nigeria, LFR International (LFR) has announced a new partnership with the Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) to train 350 emergency workers.
To improve first-responders’ capacity in Nigeria, LFR International (LFR) has announced a new partnership with the Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) to train 350 emergency workers.
LFR International, Co-Founder, Zachary Eisner, said: “HEI has a proven track record of improving post-crash care in Nigeria. We are so grateful for the work that HEI is doing and know that we aligned in our mission to save lives. We are passionate work with our partners on the ground in Nigeria.
On his part, the Executive Director, HEI, Paschal Achunine, stated that the synergy is critical in scaling the existing first responders’ training.
LFR International (LFR) acknowledged the assistance of HEI, to implement its successful training programme in Nigeria for the first time. This will be done by enrolling 350 first responders, with the option to increase the numbers over the following year.
HEI has been very active since 2015 in providing life-saving support and pre-hospital care for accident victims, payment of medical bills of indigent and vulnerable patients in public health institutions and equipping Nigerians in first aid and crowd control skills in Lagos and other states.
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