Charles Ekanem|13 September 2017
As part of Cross River State revitalization of primary healthcare delivery, Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency working with State Ministry of health and USAID/Pathfinder International have produced mother and babies card for every primary health facilities across the state in response to the desire for ease in reporting, decline in data capturing, institutional memory loss and lack of evidence during survey exercise there are also issue around population growth and proper records keeping for mothers and babies which these cards are expected to address NegroidHaven can report.
Speaking, Dr Betta Edu said the card is to help keep records of all interventions given to women and children from conception to delivery and one year after.
According to her lack of a unified reporting card system has led to poor reporting weak data and poor overall health information systems which is supposed to influence proper decision making by government.
The card is intended to raise the standard of health care by empowering mothers to responsibly demand quality health care from the health facilities. In addition, it will motivate mothers to make use of health facilities for immediate attention to their health problems and concerns.. It will also give the health workers in facilities evidence of all activities the have done during the visit of the mother and child. It's a handy check list to be sure you are doing all you should do at that particular visit.
Dr Edu noted that the cards will be distributed to over 1,000 health facilities across the State. She maintained that healthcare at the primary level is free for all (except for the drugs) as she enjoined women to go and utilise services at the health facilities
It will be recalled that the Honorable Commissioner For Health, Dr Inyang Asibong opened the meeting the previous day and the Permanent Secretary Cross River State Ministry of Health, Dr Joseph Bassey was on hand to lead the process.
Other attendees include Prof Etukidem and Staff of CRSMOH and CRSPHCDA.
Charles Ekanem
Is a health reporter
