The Delta State Government has called on health care workers in the state to provide quality services in their various communities to support the good work of the government.
The Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Charles Eboka, made the call when the State Advocacy Team (SAT) implementing the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) Community Systems Strengthening towards Resilient & Sustainable Systems for Health (CSS-RSSH) paid him a visit in his office.
Dr. Eboka said health care workers at different levels should give their best to the patients who need their services promptly as that was the only way the government impact could be felt in different localities.
He said there should be willingness to always provide the essential drugs, vaccines, test kits for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other consumables to the patients that require them.
The PHCs should also report timely regarding supply of commodities to the necessary body to avoid out-of-stock syndrome and achieve seamless service delivery, he said.
The medical practitioner disclosed that the present administration was ready to improve on the manpower in the Primary Health Care Centres across the state so they could function maximally.
Earlier, the State Program Officer of the project, Miss Juliet Obiajulu, mentioned some challenges encountered during their visit to Anwai, Okwe and Akwebulu PHCs and suggested that prompt attention should be given to enable increase in service delivery.
Miss Obiajulu noted that some of the PHCs lacked relevant personnel to help make the work easy, saying that the shortage of staff affected speedy delivery of services.
The team, led by the State Chairperson for ACOMIN, Pastor Greg Sifo; the State Coordinator for TB network, Mr. Miracle Onyeukwu, and the State Coordinator for NEWPHAN, Mr. Christopher Ogberititnor, also extensively spoke on the various activities of the civil society across the state.
