“We have a lot of medical cases in the IDP camps, ranging from hypertension, mental disorder and most of these problems are associated with the experience of the IDP’s during their captivity,” he said.
Source:Leadership Online
No fewer than 500 medical and health personnel in Borno are to be trained on to provide psychosocial support to Internally Displaced Person (IDP’s) in 17 camps in the state. Alhaji Sale Mene, the Executive Secretary of Borno State Primary Health Care Management Board (BPHCMB), stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Maiduguri on Friday. Mene said the training was necessary to assist traumatized victims of Boko Haram to enabled them overcome the shock of their past experiences and return to normal life.
“Most of the IDP’s, especially women, have suffered much emotional harm, pain, trauma and shock. A lot of them have bitter experiences, while many have seen terrible things while in captivity. “Some of these women from Bama will tell you that they had been in the town for two years even while Boko Haram had captured the town.“We therefore have a lot of work to do. We need to build their confidence and give them the courage to move on. This is because some of them have lost everything.
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