Anambra to recruit 250 health workers for PHCs

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The Anambra State Government plans to recruit 250 additional health workers to strengthen primary healthcare delivery amid concerns over staff absenteeism. Read More:…

The Anambra State Government is planning to recruit 250 additional health workers to strengthen primary healthcare delivery, amid concerns over staff absenteeism and poor commitment among some personnel in public health facilities.

The proposed recruitment comprises 200 Community Health Extension Workers and 50 midwives.

Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Chizoba Ezeasor, disclosed this in Awka, on Thursday, during a capacity-building programme for Ward Development Committees and Officers-in-Charge (OICs) of primary healthcare centres on maternal and child health system strengthening.

The workshop was organised by Justice, Development and Peace Caritas, Nnewi, under the Strengthening Public Accountability for Results and Knowledge (SPARK II) project, supported by the International Budget Partnership.

Ezeasor said, “The state government is proposing to recruit 250 additional health workers to strengthen primary healthcare delivery across communities.

“The recruitment will prioritise qualified and committed professionals willing to reside in the communities where they would be deployed. This will improve access to healthcare and promote accountability at the grassroots.

She, however, warned against political considerations in the selection process, insisting that only competent professionals genuinely prepared to serve should be engaged.

The ASPHCDA boss also expressed concern over reports that some Officers-in-Charge of primary healthcare facilities were not consistently available at their duty posts, calling for greater discipline and commitment among health workers.

She noted that the effectiveness of the state’s healthcare system should not be measured merely by the number of facilities constructed, equipment provided or personnel employed, but by the quality of services patients receive.

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