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
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