06/09/2022 COVID 19/ZAMFARA
A Non Governmental Orgarnisation, Follow The Money, FTM has organized a one day Town hall meeting on CTAP II (Covid19 Transparency and Accountability Project II). in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital.
Speaking during the opening of the meeting, the Team Leader FTM-CODE in Zamfara state, Malam Kabiru Garba said the meeting will discuss solemely on the report of our Recent Data Collection on CTAP II as will as the COVID 19 Vaccines utilization and Transparency/ Covid19 Fund in the state.
He added that, Covid19 Transparency and Accountability Project II. will focus on Vaccines utilization and accountability, informing the Community Members that, they will liaise with the state government and Community to make sure Vaccines will be available for the exercise.
According to him, Accountabilities on Covid 19 across Health facilities in the state, is here to discuss the findings from the data collected and map out ways to improve PHCs in Zamfara state.
The Team leader added that already, the second phase of project focus on improving healthcare funding and address the issues related to covid-19 vaccines deployment.
In his contribution, the representative of the Executive Secretary, Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Bashiru Abubakar said there are lot of vaccines for the exercise and led the team on a supervision of Covid -19 vaccination booths to ensure those assigned were carrying out their duties as stipulated.
He called on Zamfara State Government to take immediate action in providing quality Healthcare services across the 147 heatlthcare facilities in the state adding that they visited about 140 PHCs across the state to know their status, and get the percentage of vaccines received, administered and the remaining one.
Kabiru Garba, informed the participants that, Follow The Money, FTM has a track record of implementing social Accountability project, and is always working with community members for sustainability of it’s projects and they are going to liaise with the state government to ensure PHC Centres will be functional.
He stated that statistics showed the status of Health extension workers, medical officers, health technicians, mid wives, nurses, community health workers, is good, as according to him, number of vaccines received, vaccines used and vaccines remain in the state, are intact
In their various remarks, participants urged the organization to assist in addressing some challenges facing Health Facilities across the state most especially in some security compromised areas.
According to one of the community member, Muhammad Ahmad said they need to partner with Organization like Follow The Money in addressing some challenges facing this Community, especially in the area of Female Health workers and so many challenges.
