Says access to quality services still limited
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The Integrated Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) initiative, has unveiled a nationwide study on the state of healthcare interventions in rural communities in Nigeria, particularly as it concerns responses to HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria scourge.
The CLM initiative jointly executed by the Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria that is the full meaning of TB Network, Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) and Association of Civil Society Organizations in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) said they worked with communities to gather evidence on the realities of accessing HIV, TB and Malaria services.
The findings presented at a National Advocacy-focused Media Dissemination Meeting on Integrated Community-led Monitoring (CLM) in Abuja showed health system challenges ranging from shortages of skilled healthcare workers, frequent stock-outs of essential medicines and diagnostic commodities, weak health infrastructure and limited access to quality services, particularly in underserved communities.
