Anambra Moves To Strengthen TB Response Through Community-Led Monitoring

Anambra Moves to Strengthen TB Response Through Community-Led Monitoring

From Seun Miracle 

Anambra State is stepping up efforts to strengthen its tuberculosis (TB) response through the adoption of Community-Led Monitoring (CLM), a strategy aimed at improving service delivery, enhancing accountability and ensuring that health interventions are driven by evidence from communities.

The renewed commitment emerged during an advocacy visit by the AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM) Network to the Anambra State Programme Manager of the Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (TBLSCP), Dr. Ugochukwu Chukwulobelu, at the State Ministry of Health in Awka.

The visit, supported under the Global Fund-funded Integrated Community-Led Monitoring Project, focused on strengthening collaboration between government and civil society to improve access to quality TB services across the state.

Leading the delegation, the State Coordinator of the TB Network and Chair of the ATM Network in Anambra State, Mrs. Ify Unachukwu, said the project is designed to generate community-driven evidence that will improve the quality, accessibility, equity and responsiveness of tuberculosis, HIV and malaria services.

She explained that the initiative complements the Anambra State Government's commitment to strengthening primary healthcare and promoting evidence-based planning and decision-making.

The State Programme Officer of the TB Network, Mr. Onyekachi Ololo, presented findings from recent health facility and community monitoring visits, highlighting gaps in service accessibility, commodity availability, patient experience, referral systems, stigma and community-health system linkages.

He said the findings provide actionable evidence that can help health authorities address challenges affecting TB service delivery and improve patient outcomes.

The advocacy team stressed that Community-Led Monitoring is not intended to replace government oversight but to complement it by providing timely, credible feedback from service users and communities to support continuous quality improvement.

Responding, Dr. Chukwulobelu welcomed the initiative, describing community-generated evidence as an essential tool for strengthening the state's tuberculosis control programme.

He commended the TB Network and its partners for implementing the Integrated Community-Led Monitoring Project and pledged the continued support of the TBLSCP.

The Programme Manager particularly called for the regular submission of monitoring reports generated from health facilities and communities, noting that timely evidence would enable the programme to promptly identify service delivery gaps, implement corrective measures and improve access to quality TB care across the state.

He also assured the advocacy team that the TBLSCP would continue to review and act on evidence-based recommendations capable of improving patient outcomes and accelerating the achievement of national and state tuberculosis control targets.

The meeting ended with both parties reaffirming their commitment to sustained collaboration, regular information sharing and the use of Community-Led Monitoring findings to strengthen planning, accountability and the delivery of quality tuberculosis services across Anambra State.

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