Some primary health facilities in Ekiti State have continued to receive massive support from stakeholders and members of the communities a situation that has enhanced their service delivery and patronage.
The affected primary health facilities are those monitored by some Community Based Organizations engaged for the implementation of the Global Fund C-19RM/RSSH Grant.
The C-19RM/RSSH Grant is a project sponsored by Global Fund with the aim of mobilizing communities to take ownership of primary health facilities in their areas and complement government’s efforts towards enhancing their capacities.
The project is currently running in five councils which are Oye, Ikole, Ijero, Ado and Irepodun/Ifelodun.
At its monthly coordination meeting held at the office of the Environmental Development and Family Health Organization, EDFHO, Ado Ekiti, representatives of the Community Based Organizations in charge of the projects highlighted their success stories both in the previous facilities they worked on and the new ones.
From their reports, Roundoffnews.com gathered that the perception of many people about health facilities in their areas have changed positively after many advocacy engagements by the CBOs and this have cumulated into their support for the facilities both in cash and kind.
For instance, at the Comprehensive Health Centre, Ijero ward B, their was increase in patronage of pregnant women who have hitherto deserted the facilities over the years.
Record shows that 32 women registered for antenatal between April and August 2023 as against 3 pregnant women recorded between January and March.
The Communiy also repaired some furniture in the facilities and procured some bed spreads.
Also at Basic Health Centre Iroko, Muslim Community gave herbicides for the weeding of Bush around the centre and the family of Oye Tayo donated some drugs, cotton wool while the queen of Iroko, Queen Ekundayo donated thermometer to the facility.
Similarly at the Odo Oro Basic Health Centre, Ikole Ekiti, a community leader was said to have paid a year salary of the night guard employed to man the facility while CAN was able to donate some furniture.
Market women also contributed and bought four plastic chairs.
Another stakeholder procured two infrared thermometer, twenty five bulbs and lamp holders.
At Odo Ado Basic Health Centre, the Communiy Bases Organization worked with the community to raise over four hundred thousand naira which was used for the renovation of part of the facility and procurement of necessary materials.
Earlier in a remark, the ACOMIN chairman, Sir, Olu Ogunrotimi and the programme manager, Mrs Funke Omojola expressed delight over the success recorded and urged the CBOs to keep up the good work.