We Have Trained Over 20 Traditional Birth Attendants…..LGA BOSS

*NGO Committs to strengthen their capacity further.

Under democratic culture, the people’s health care service needs enjoy better sustainability and quality service delivery when both state and non-state actors positively and proactively partner.

A Non-Government Organization (NGO), Koyenum Immalah Foundation, recently, paid an advocacy visit on the transition committee chairman of Udu Local Government Area  to intimate him about the HIV/AIDS intervention project to be implemented with the council area.

The NGO’s Executive Director, Faith Nwadishi, remarked that over the years her organization has contributed to the health and human capital development in the state in partnership with other partners.

Our new project in this council area will at its early stage be implemented at Aladja and Ekete communities, with special attention on pregnant women, women of child bearing age and traditional birth attendants over a period of 20 months.

The purpose of this advocacy visit is to inform your office about the content, advantage and impact of this intervention project, with a view to reduce the risk of new HIV infection, increase access to HIV counseling and testing opportunities as well as care and support services.

The council boss who was represented by Mrs. Rosana Eruebi, the deputy primary health care coordinator appreciated the NGO’s commitment and preparedness to compliment government’s effort at improved rural health care delivery.

Our council in partnership with other non-state actors have trained over 20 female traditional birth attendants and safe delivery kits handed over to them, Mrs Eruebi said.

At Orhuuhorun, we organized monthly meeting with female traditional birth attendants and reach out to other larger population of women through constant interaction with various community women leaders, who thereafter communicate our resolutions to women in their respective communities.

During the monthly meeting, we use such opportunity to address issues and concerns these community women encounter, most of have theiy roots in gross ignorance and misconception about HIV/AIDS, which fuel the steady increase of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, if left unaddressed, Mrs. Eruebi remarked.

Faith Nwadishi shared that such success story is worth replicating in other communities and promised that within the 20 months life span of her organization’s project, such success story and more will be recorded at Aladja and Ekete communities.

Koyenum Immalah Foundation, since 2000, has championed the defense of the voiceless through our intervention projects, in line with our vision which is ‘a society free from all forms of discrimination where everyone has equal access to education, health, water and justice’ Faith Nwadishi stressed.