The Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), in partnership with the State Ministry of Health and the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), has held an interview for the recruitment of Anambra community-based health workers.

Tribune Online gathered that the exercise held at the Jerome Udoji Secretariat Complex in Awka, on Tuesday, is geared towards strengthening access to affordable healthcare at rural areas.

The initiative forms part of government efforts to boost primary healthcare delivery by deploying qualified personnel to communities.

The Executive Secretary of ASPHCDA, Pharm. Chisom Uchem, during the recruitment interview, emphasized that the job is community-based and carries a high level of responsibility.

She urged successful applicants to carry out their duties with compassion and integrity, warning that negligence could cost lives. She also cautioned that anyone caught using forged certificates during the recruitment process would face the law.

Also, speaking during the exercise, the Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Health (SMOH), Dr. Uchebo Obiageli, noted that the workers would assist in caring for the sick, guiding residents to health centres, and supporting expectant mothers to ensure safe deliveries.

She explained that the programme is designed to reduce maternal mortality, stillbirths, and other preventable deaths.

“At least 10 health workers are expected to be assigned to each ward across the state to address the shortage of staff in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs),” she added. (Nigerian Tribune)