A lot of community health workers in primary health centres in Akwa Ibom State are forced to keep their jobs running by using their salaries to keep the facilities afloat owing to many years of neglect by the government.
Many of them battle with challenges such as poor working conditions, inadequate tools, shortage of personnel and insecurity, as well as infrastructural decay, while providing services to members of the public.Findings revealed that over the years, many of such centres have had little or no funding, but health workers are expected to report to duty on a daily basis. This is in addition to the hostility of some community members, who also steal from the already deteriorated facilities.
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