…urges communities to take ownership of health facilities
Ekiti State Government has been advised to ensure the recruitment of professionals medical doctors, nurses and other health workers to the various Primary Health Care Facilities in the State so as to ensure improved access to health care services at the grassroots.
The Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria, known as TB NETWORK, the Civil Society for Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition, ACOMIN and the Network of people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, NEPWHAN, gave the advice while briefing newsmen in Ado Ekiti.
The tripartite organizations in collaboration with National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) are working on the COVID-19 Response Mechanism/Resilient Sustainable System for Health (C19RM) Grant which aims to address health system gaps and enhance sustainable, efficient, and effective health care delivery.
The organizations are expected to engage and mobilize stakeholders to take ownership of health facilities to enhance access to treatment of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis (TB) as well as end Gender Based Violence.
Speaking on behalf of the groups, the Coordinator,
Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria, known as TBNETWORK, Dr. Taiwo Benson affirmed that most Primary Health Facilities in the state are confronted with the challenge of manpower.
Dr. Benson also suggested the need for government to ensure that the National Health Insurance programme enjoyed by the formal sector is extended to other citizens particularly the poor and most vulnerable.
He affirmed that the groups have successfully facilitated many benefits to health care facilities through communal efforts which include provision of Security guard at Basic Health Centre, Erio
Cutting the bushes around the facilities at Erio and Aisegba, renovation of structure at Basic Health Centre, Ilumoba and Ijan, repair of faulty Ambulance Basic Health Centre Adin, llawe, provision of electricity at Basic Health Centre Igbara Odo just to mention but a few.
In his contribution, the Coordinator, Civil Society for Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition, ACOMIN, Sir, Olu Ogunrotimi appealed to members of the public to take ownership of health facilities im their areas and make them functional so as to enjoy better services.
Sir Ogunrotimi noted that the issue of health care can not be left to government alone.
Some stakeholders who attended that programme affirmed that the COVID-19 Response Mechanism/Resilient Sustainable System for Health (C19RM) Grant was a blessing to them saying the initiative had helped to keep most health care facilities in operation.
