Health Alert adopt new strategy to monitor health service delivery

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A civil society advocacy group, Health Alert and partners responsible to monitor the implementation of health service delivery systems in the country, on Saturday, 26th May 2012 ended a three-day workshop for community activists and media practitioners drawn from the Salone Health now Campaign at the National Pastoral Centre, along Dama Road in Kenema City. In his statement, the Programme and Community Manager, Health Alert, Williams Sao Lamin said the purpose of the workshop was to develop the skills of participants on health issues bordering on children and women, increase their knowledge on the electoral processes and develop concrete plans on how they can engage candidates at district and national levels. Sao Lamin further stated that the Salone Health Alert now campaign aims at ensuring that activists do research-based evidences about health issues that are affecting women and children in their respective districts. He noted that candidates contesting the November 2012 elections “should be encouraged to make commitments” to improve the maternal and child health care of their constituents if elected. He added that all registered political parties have outlined tangible plans to implement the Abuja target by 2015 if elected. He encouraged Sierra Leoneans to hold their politicians accountable for their stewardships. A member of the Health Alert campaign team, Victor Koroma said the campaign is a continuous advocacy and voluntary work which communities, health alert coordinators and media practitioners must be committed to it in order to have an improved health service delivery system for women and children in their communities. He further stated that the supplementary budget allocation to the health sector will help meet the 15% of the Abuja target on health matters of the nation and appeal to participants to visit, interview women and children dying as a result of poor health facility in their rural communities. Victor Koroma is encouraging all District Health Management Team (DHMT) to work as a team to get the desired result the Health Alert and people of this country are envisaging. Mr. Koroma appealed for vigilance in the monitoring of health care service delivery in the country. By Saffa Moriba

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