Mrs Obiano Visits Primary Healthcare Centres, Calls For Upgrade Of Facilities

Wife of the Governor of Anambra State and Founder of the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative, CAFE, Dr Ebelechukwu Obiano has called for immediate facility upgrade on Primary Health Care Centres, across the State.

Dr Obiano made the call shortly after visiting some Primary Health Care Centres in Anambra East Local Government Area.

Correspondent Daniel Ezeigwe was there and reports that the visited rural hospitals included Primary Health Care Centre, Ivite Aguleri and Enugwu-Aguleri, Primary Health Care Centre, Umueri-Otuocha, Maternal and Child Health Clinic, Otuocha, and Primary Health Care Centre, Umundeze, Eziagulu, Aguleri, all in Anambra East Local Government Area.

The visit was  a routine check-up on Primary Health Care Centres in Anambra State by the governor’s wife, to get first-hand information on the state of the cottage hospitals which  mostly serve  women and children.

In an interview, Dr Obiano who expressed dissatisfaction at the state of some of the visited Primary Health Care Centres, appealed to the Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, who was in her entourage, to follow up on the appeal and see that everything needed to put the health centres in the best shape is achieved within the shortest period.

The Governor’s wife said that the State government is working tenaciously to see that Primary Health Care Centres in Anambra State wear the best look in line with  global best practices , observing that the primary aim of the visits must be achieved.

While stating that she will follow-up her visit with regular checks  on the facilities, Dr Obiano implored heads of Primary Health Care Centres in the State to always make formal complaints on what they lack in the facilities as government might not be at all places simultaneously.

Also speaking, the Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Okpala noted that the consistency of the vision to remodel grassroots health care delivery has yielded fruits, assuring that enforcement of policies to revamp not-up-to standard Primary Health Care Centres across Anambra State would be given urgent and timely response.

Dr Okpala also commended the Governor’s wife, for taking out time to see things for herself, noted that such gesture would add further verve to priority that has been accorded health care delivery in Anambra State.