Ekiti State Government on Tuesday commenced training of the recruited health volunteers who will reach out to pregnant women in all the 177 wards of the state to ensure they have access to primary health care facilities to guarantee safe delivery.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Oyebanji Filani, disclosed this on Tuesday at the launch of 354 ‘Health Vanguards’ drawn from 177 wards. ekiti state,
Work
Mr Filani said the role of health volunteers will be to encourage pregnant women, inform them about antenatal care and birth services and ensure that they connect them to Primary Health Care Center (PHC) services so that they can have safe deliveries. Can.
He said: “Health Vanguards are community volunteers who live in their communities. They are currently 354. They will get the phone number of every pregnant woman in the state.
“It is your responsibility to help us. Reach out to every pregnant woman in the communities and get their phone numbers. I will call them randomly and follow up myself.
“I will also reach out to them (pregnant women) randomly, but more importantly you will encourage them, inform them about antenatal care services and birth services and ensure that they connect them to PHC services. Be able to so that they can get benefits. Safe delivery.”
other responsibilities
The commissioner said the volunteers would also carry out other health promotion activities, such as informing people about health insurance and some elements of malaria treatment.
He said: “It is entirely a state matter, but we recognize that the federal government has also launched a similar community health worker scheme, so we join them.
“But in terms of the target, we want to ensure that every pregnant woman in Ekiti State has access to safe delivery in our PHCs. Our goal is to encourage pregnant women to visit the facilities and also ensure that people with malaria in our communities can be treated safely and effectively.
ALSO READ: Ekiti approves expansion of social register to accommodate more vulnerable families
Project Director speaks
Speaking at the event, the Project Director of Solina Health under the Impact Project, Ayodele Elegbele, said the partnership with the state government could bring health services to the doorsteps of service beneficiaries across the state.
He said if any pregnant woman goes through the existing structure, the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund or “Ulerwa”, they will enjoy free services in all the 177 PHCs, one per ward, which will provide free healthcare to every pregnant woman who comes to the facility. Provides services. ,
Support Premium Times journalism with integrity and credibility
At Premium Times, we believe strongly in the importance of high-quality journalism. Recognizing that not everyone can afford an expensive news subscription, we are dedicated to delivering carefully researched, fact-checked news that is freely accessible to all.
Whether you turn to Premium Times for daily updates, in-depth investigations of national issues, or entertaining trending stories, we value our readers.
It's important to acknowledge that news production costs money, and we take pride in never putting our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.
Would you consider supporting us by making a modest contribution on a monthly basis to help maintain our commitment to free, accessible news?
Contribute
Text Ads: Call Willy – +2348098788999
(Tags to translate)Prenatal(T)Ayodele Alegebele(T)Ekiti Health Volunteer(T)Impact Project(T)Pregnant
Source link