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Three Months Later, Alkalawa Community Continues to Seek PHC Improvements
['Nigeria Health Watch', 'Uche Kennedy']
Nigeria Health Watch
Every three months after initial town hall meetings, communities have an opportunity to determine whether the promises made following a health facility assessment had translated into action.
Image credit: Nigeria Health WatchThe follow-up town hall meeting, facilitated by Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with Akin Savvy Awareness Initiative for Africans, formed part of an accountability process designed to track actions agreed during the initial community dialogue.
Image credit: Nigeria Health WatchPresenting updates at the meeting, the Officer-in-Charge, Ibrahim Lawan Usman, acknowledged that critical gaps identified during the first engagement remain unresolved.
Image credit: Nigeria Health Watch“We do not have delivery beds,” he said, adding that the shortage of health workers and midwives continues to limit service delivery.
Salisu Muhammed, the State Programme Liaison for Nigeria Health Watch, speaking during the engagement.