The World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with Yobe government have engaged 30 Community Health Champions to sensitise 27,000 households against outbreak of diseases in the state.

The WHO Coordinator in the state, Dr Nuhu Ningi stated this on Sunday in Damaturu.

He said the exercise was designed to increase awareness among residents in hot spots, and protect them against outbreak of meningitis, measles, cholera among others.

“The house-to-house sensitisation is supporting the pillars of the emergency response.

“By conducting house-to-house and other strategies of risk communication intervention, the community will be more empowered to take informed decisions, to protect themselves and break community transmission,” he said.

According to him, the intervention is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Germany.

Ningi said the risk communication intervention would be carried out in some selected communities in Nangere, Machina among other local government areas of the state.

Also, the Director Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, Dr Hauwa Goni lauddd the world health agency for its continual support to the state.

She said the Agency was providing interventions in the area of capacity building of health workers and emergency response.