….demands recruitment of more health workers
Civil Society groups working on ATM CLM integrated project funded by Global Fund and the Ekiti State Primary Health Care Agency have agreed to strengthen their partnership towards enhancing health care delivery at the primarily health care facilities across the state.
Both parties also stressed the need for members of the public especially those at the grassroots to take ownership of the primary health care facilities and complement government’s efforts at making them better.
These are some of the resolutions reached when the tripartite organisation paid an advocacy visit to the management team of the Ekiti State Primary Health Care Agency.
The groups are the Civil Society for Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN), the Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria, and the Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria (TB Network).
Speaking during the visit, leaders of the team and Deputy Coordinator, the Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria (TB Network), Mr Ige Lawrence affirmed that the PHCs being the closest to the people require a better attention of all stakeholders to ensure improved service delivery.
He explained that the project has recorded success in Ekiti State.
According to him, the groups had through the project facilitated electricity, water, drugs and facilities for some basic health centres.
Others members of the team including the State Coordinator of NEPWHAN, Mr. Oluwafemi Oyewole, and programme officer Mrs. Funke Omojola expressed delight over the progress made so far and the cooperation enjoyed from the Primary Health Care Agency.
They commended the Ekiti State Government for the ongoing employment of junior cadre of health workers into the primary health care system, but say more nurses and modern equipment are still needed to strengthen service delivery.
In his remark, the Executive Secretary of the Ekiti State Primary Health Care Agency, Akintunde Ogunsakin said the proposed recruitment was aimed at addressing staff shortages in some hospitals and primary health centres.
He called for stronger synergy with CSOs to complement government’s towards the development of the health sector.
