A community group is calling on government officials and policymakers to take action against health worker absenteeism in primary healthcare centres. The group's coordinator has spoken out, urging renewed commitment to implementing interventions that would keep health workers present and accountable at PHCs across the state.
The call reflects a concern that has long frustrated communities who depend on these facilities as their first point of contact with the healthcare system. When health workers are absent, patients, many of them in underserved areas, are left without care.
The group is watching to see whether policymakers will move beyond words and put real measures in place. That follow-through, or lack of it, will tell the story.
Originally published by Premium Times.