The Kano State Government has trained Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (frontline health workers) from seven local government areas of the state in bio-risk management and zoonotic disease sample collection.

The two-day training was organised by the Ministry for Livestock Development in collaboration with the Kano State Centre for Disease Control, with support from the Core Group Partners Project.

This is contained in a statement by the Director General of the KNCDC, Prof. Mohammad Adamu Abbas, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent on Friday.

“Kano State Government has taken a significant step toward strengthening public health preparedness with the successful completion of a two-day workshop on Bio-risk Management and Zoonotic Disease Sample Collection,” the statement said.

It said the primary objective of the training was to enhance the capacity of frontline health workers in bio-risk management, improve the safe collection and handling of zoonotic disease samples, and strengthen surveillance and reporting systems across the state.

“The workshop brought together Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers from seven Local Government Areas, including Doguwa, Tofa, Takai, Kura, Dawakin Tofa, Kumbotso, and Bunkure, alongside key state-level stakeholders in surveillance, laboratory services, infection prevention and control, and data management.

“These seven local government areas are the high‑burden areas for zoonotic diseases in Kano State,” the statement said.

Speaking at the close of the workshop, the KNCDC DG, Prof. Muhammad Abbas, noted that the training has significantly improved the technical capacity of surveillance officers and reinforced the importance of timely and accurate disease reporting in preventing outbreaks.

He said the initiative also emphasised the One Health approach–promoting collaboration between human, animal, and environmental health sectors.

Prof. Abbas reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to continuous capacity building, improved logistics, and enhanced community engagement to ensure effective prevention and response to zoonotic diseases.