By Nnedinma Okeke :
The Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), Pharm Chisom Uchem has urged communities on active participation in Primary Healthcare as Isimba, Unubi community of Nnewi South Local Government Area (LGA) erects health facility.
Pharm Uchem made the remark during the commissioning of the newly built Isimba Unubi Health Post, which was erected by the community.

She commended the Traditional Ruler of the community, HRH Igwe Francis Umennajiego, his cabinet members, and the President General (PG) of the town union for their support toward primary healthcare activities in the community.
She noted that a key component of Primary Healthcare was community participation which brings about prosperity in PHCs.
The Executive Secretary also commended the Nnewi South LGHA, PHC Director Mrs Anthonia Nwachukwu and her team for their doggedness and effective service delivery, praying for the prosperity of the newly opened health post.
The PHC Director, Nnewi South LGHA explained that the newly built Isimba Unubi health post was as a result of the far distance of the PHC to the people living within Isimba community.

“The Isimba Unubi health post will aid in serving other members of the community who were lacking/suffering as regards to healthcare services.
“The health post, which was built by the community, will start functioning this December and with this development we hope to achieve proper and better healthcare service delivery to the people of the community,” she said.
The President General, Unubi Town Development Union, Mr Cosmos Abanobi, emphasized that the health post was necessitated so that people living in the community would have easy access to better healthcare services.
“One of our major aim for building and opening the health post, is to bring healthcare closer to the people, and to aid in emergency situations, especially at odd hours.

“The community have been clamoring for the opportunity to have an health facility closer to them and this has being achieved with the help of the Nnewi South PHC Director,” he noted.
The PG, thanked the Executive Secretary and her team from Awka, the PHC Director and her team from Nnewi South, and the Traditional Ruler and his team from Unubi for gracing the occasion and ensuring success of the event.
Also present at the event was the Chairman of Directors of Local Government Health Authorities, Dr Ngozi Okeke.
*Nnedinma is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State