Stakeholders implementing the Strengthening Public Accountability for Results and Knowledge (SPARK 2) project have commenced the process of developing a structured referral pathway linking Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) with Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Anambra State as part of efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths.The initiative, supported by the International Budget Partnership (IBP), brought…
People awaiting for free cancer screening at COOUTH Amaku, Awka More than 2,000 people were screened for cervical cancer through Pap smear tests, breast cancer through mammography, and prostate cancer for men by the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka, during a five-day free cancer screening programme organised by the institution. However,…
Comrade Osita Obi Human rights activist and Convener of the Recover Nigeria Project, Comrade Osita Obi, has commended the Anambra State Government, particularly the Commissioner for Transport Hon Edwards Ibuzo for its efforts to harmonize the various transport unions operating in the state.Reacting to comments by constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu,…
The Anambra State Government has announced plans to conduct structural integrity assessments of all commercial buildings in Oko and Amaokpala to determine their safety and structural soundness.In a public statement signed by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Chijioke Ojukwu, the government expressed deep sorrow over the tragic building collapse and extended…
The AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM) Network has reached a partnership agreement with Anambra State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (TBLSCP) to work collaboratively towards improving tuberculosis service delivery through community-led monitoring and evidence-based interventions.They reached the agreement when the ATM Network Advocacy Team paid a visit to the State Programme Manager of…
