Health-Based CBOs Train Members on Community-Led Monitoring, Community System Strengthening operational modalities

A coalition of Community Based Organization (CBOs) under the auspices of ATM Network has organized a two-day intensive training programme to empower its members to carry their objectives in compliance with the regulatory framework.

The coalition of CBOs, whose activities is centered on enhanced community health services and optimal benefits, held the training in Port Harcourt on 14th and 15th of August, with participants from various platforms rekindling their commitments towards improved service delivery in communities.

The centre piece of the training was to promote the operational mechanisms, compliance and adherence to the Community System Strengthening (CSS) and Community Led Monitoring (CMS) frameworks.

The training also harped on the objective of educating communities on how to take control of ownership and management of health facilities and rest for improved and better service delivery.

Participants at the training were educated on the operational modalities of the national community led monitoring plan and the importance of accurate data collection, presentation analysis and validation for optimal health services.

A lead discussant at the training, Pastor George Ihua Maduenyi, during his lectures urged the participants to take advantage of the training to enhance their capacity in community health services delivery, particularly in the collection of data, monitoring, accuracy, validation to foster sustainable community led health advocacy and impact.

The training emphasized on the need for collective efforts among the CBOs to encourage communities to take lead and pivotal roles in the management of resources, surveillance, gathering of data, sustainable community led health initiatives, and advocacy for health rights.

Lead discussants and facilitators of the training from various health based CBOs lent their wealth of experience and expertise during the sessions which were participatory and highly interactive.

Another major focus of the training was on governance structure, partnership, sponsorship, financial sustainability, monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, accountability and creating a template for public, private trust funds for long term benefits.

Bemene Taneh