Committed to strengthening Primary Healthcare system in the hinterland, the World Health Organization, has taken more steps to address the issue of malnutrition.
The event which took place in Awka attracted major players in the Health sector to brainstorm on the status of the State Primary Healthcare system with a view to restructuring to achieve more proactive road map at improving the health needs of the rural dwellers.
Correspondent, Amarachukwu Okafor reports that the aim of World Health Organization under this programme is to enhance the health system by building capacity for data analysis and estimation of health expenditure patterns.
A team of health workers had earlier been sent to monitor and analyze the nutrition system of the Primary Healthcare centers in all the communities in the State by the World Health Organization to aid the Organization in strategizing ways of strengthening and achieving universal health coverage and improved health outcomes through improved data analysis and information dissemination.
Speaking to the ABS, the Director of Planning, Research and Statistics in Anambra State Ministry of Health, Mrs Edith Nwachukwu, said there is need to address the problem of malnutrition in children with data backed decision making processes.
She commended the State Government for their support and appreciated the participants for their efforts, saying that the event is organized to capture all malnourished children in the state and help in improving their wellbeing.
Speaking on the essence of the meeting, the State Nutrition Officer, Mrs Uzoamaka Eriken said that at end of the meeting, all abnormalities will be identified with a view to addressing the nutrition problems in the State health facilities.
In separate interviews, a participant working with Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mr Chike Obi and a Nutritionist in a Primary Healthcare Centre, Miss Chiamaka Anigbogu advised health care centres to take nutrition seriously.
They also thanked the Commissioner of Health and the World Health Organization through its partners for their tireless efforts towards modernization of the State Primary Health Care centres.
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