Ekiti State government has engaged no fewer than 354 health volunteers who would reach out to pregnant women in all the 177 wards of the state to ensure they access the primary health care facilities, to guarantee their safe delivery.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, disclosed this at the launch of the 354 Health Vanguards drawn from the 177 wards of Ekiti State.a
Filani said the role of the health volunteers would be to encourage pregnant women, inform them about antenatal care and birth services, and ensure that they can link them up with Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) services so that they can have safe deliveries.
He said, “The Health vanguards are community volunteers who live in their communities. They are 354 at the moment. They will get the phone numbers of every pregnant woman in the state.
“You have a responsibility to help us. Reach out to every pregnant woman in the communities and get their phone numbers. I will follow up…