By Chinedum Treasure
Civil society groups working on HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (HTM) have urged the Anambra State Government to adopt Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) as a permanent strategy for improving accountability and service delivery in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs).
The groups made the call during a media briefing in Awka on the Global Fund GC7 Integrated Community-Led Monitoring (I-CLM) Project currently being implemented in nine PHCs across the state.
The coalition, comprising the Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria (TB Network), Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), and the Association of Civil Society Organizations on Malaria, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN), said CLM would help curb mismanagement of healthcare funds and strengthen public health programmes.
State Coordinator of TB Network, Ify Unachukwu, stressed the need for transparency in PHC funding and called for expanded health insurance coverage for vulnerable citizens.
She also advocated increased health education, community participation, and stronger interventions against HIV, TB, malaria and Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
Unachukwu highlighted achievements recorded through the project, including improved sanitation, restoration of water and electricity in some communities, enhanced access to healthcare services, and the enrollment of over 56 residents into the ASHIA-BHCPF programme.
Also speaking, TB Network State Programme Officer, Onyekachi Ololo, urged government to strengthen health systems through increased funding, political commitment and evidence-based interventions that place communities at the centre of healthcare delivery.
Tags: Anambra, Community-Led Monitoring, CLM, Primary Healthcare Centres, PHC Funding, TB Network, HIV, Tuberculosis, Malaria
