The UNICEF on Monday revealed nine elements for improving Primary Health Care services under the Primary Health Care Under One Roof strategy.
Dr. Abdulai Kaikai, the UNICEF Chief Field Officer in Bauchi, made this known at a stakeholders engagement meeting on Repositioning Primary Health Care Facilities held at Gembu in Taraba State.
Kaikai said that the elements are organisation, legislation, minimum service package, repositioning, system development, operational guidelines, human resources, funding/structure and office set up.
He said the fund was sponsoring the PHCUOR strategy as an operational guideline to all Primary Health Care Development Agencies across the country.
Kaikai commended the Taraba State PHCDA for improving its service delivery and pledged that the UNICEF would continue to support the agency.
Kaikai said: “We are aware of the score from assessment done a year ago of 25 per cent and have collectively witnessed improvement in the Taraba State Primary Health Care Development Agency.
“The agency now has an improved internal assessment score of 37 per cent, six months from the first assessment.”
Victor Bala, the Chairman of Taraba State PHCDA, said the health situation of the state would be improved when critical challenges affecting it were addressed.
Bala listed the challenges to include inadequate water and electricity, obsolete equipment, low supply of drugs, irregular and inadequate staff remuneration and low staff morale.
Bala stated: “This scenario cannot be allowed to continue or else our children and those unborn will have no future and we will be a waste land of disabilities and liabilities.”
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Alhaji Aminu Hassan, expressed optimism on the successful implementation of the PHCUOR strategy in the state.
Hassan commended the UNICEF for its continued support to the state toward enhancing health care service delivery.
He appealed to the state government to release the agency’s take off grant for effective take off of its activities.
The PHCUOR is aimed at integrating primary health care services under a single authority to reduce fragmentation.
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