Health
THE Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), Chioma Ezenyimulu, has vowed that the agency is doing all it can to improve confidence of its clients in a bid to make Primary Health Centers (PHCs) more efficient.
Ezenyimulu explained this during an advocacy visit by Civil Right Concern, CRC, at the ASPHCDA office complex, Awka.
She noted that through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, BHCPF, they were able recruit 60 midwives for selected primary health centres in the state.
“Although this is a temporary arrangement, we hope they will eventually be absorbed into the state workforce because the whole idea behind partner funding is for states to make it sustainable.’’
She appealed to the state government to employ more health workers such as doctors, nurses, midwives and community health extension workers into the workforce.
Ezenyimulu said that the European Union, EU, had donated a cold room at Ayamelum Local Government Area, LGA, to ensure their vaccines were properly stored.
“This is because the Agency gives special attention to hard to reach areas in Ayamelum, Ogbaru, Awka North, Anambra East and West LGAs due to their difficult terrains,’’ she said
She noted that the Agency took care of every group of persons, including persons living with disabilities
She thanked the CRC for undertaking the study on human rights to good health, while assuring that the Agency would study the report, especially areas concerning primary healthcare.
The CRC Team Leader, Okey Onyeka, noted that their group was facilitated by Evidence and Collaboration for Inclusive Development, ECID, project.
“It is a data-driven project that aims to contribute to reducing poverty and improving the well-being of not less than 200,000 marginalized groups in Anambra and Kaduna states.
“The programme seeks to achieve this by promoting evidence-based policy, decision making and working collaboratively with government, civil society and communities to ensure effective collection and use of data to inform planning.
“To this end, we recognize the importance of Civil Society in networking for data and engaging in it to bring positive change for the most marginalized and increase participation of Civil Society in the health sector,” Onyeka said.
– May 16, 2021 @ 18:30 GMT
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