The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (LUWASH) program, has awarded N1.72 billion in grants to strengthen cholera prevention and control in Lagos State.
The funding, directed to eight local organizations, was made known during a two-day workshop in Lagos, where new grantees were provided orientation and officially onboarded into the program.
Speaking to the grantees, Mr. James Racicot, Chief of Party and USAID contractor for the Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (LUWASH) project noted that through the initiative, LUWASH aims to reduce cholera transmission, morbidity, and mortality rates in Lagos State.
He emphasized that LUWASH aims to drive behavioural change to prevent communicable diseases and improve WASH facilities, particularly in low-income communities. “We do not doubt that all of you will succeed with the proposals that you have submitted,” Racicot assured the grantees.
He explained…