The Coalition of Civil Society Network on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria has called for partnership with traditional birth attendants in efforts toward reducing viral spread.
The society’s first Co-chairman Ikenna Nwakamma the partnership is necessary because many people, including the educated class continue to patronise them.
He explained that the traditional birth attendants were also professionals in their own chosen fields.
The co-chairman, who restated the imperatives of the partnership, said there was need to ensure that a set standard was followed “so that every pregnant woman and newborn will get quality services.” He also stressed the need to bring in some innovation to strengthen HIV response in rural areas.
According to him, there is the need
to tackle the determining factors to healthcare uptake or health seeking
behavior in rural areas. He called for concerted efforts to quality health
care, belief systems, financial capacity, education and some practices that
restricted women from freely accessing care in rural areas.
