Partners unite to strengthen community health frameworks in Taraba

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By Godwin Agia, Jalingo 

‎The Global Fund (GF), National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP), Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH), and ATM Networks have jointly organized a two-day workshop to disseminate Nigeria’s validated Community Systems Strengthening (CSS) and Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) frameworks in Taraba State. 

The workshop took place from 14th to 15th August 2025 at the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Hall, Jalingo the State capital.

‎The event brought together state partners in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria control, the Human Rights Commission, community-based organizations (CBOs), traditional leadership, and networks working across the three disease areas.

‎The approved frameworks provide a roadmap for integrating HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria interventions at the community level, enhancing community systems through inclusion in the Government’s Health Management Information System (MIS), and advocating dedicated budgetary allocation for the community system. 

‎Stakeholders praised the frameworks for its potential to strengthen community health efforts, harmonizing data across the three disease networks, and reduce implementation costs through service integration.

‎Both state actors and community systems pledged to establish CLM teams and grievance redress mechanisms across all wards in the state, advocate for the inclusion of CLM-generated data in the state MIS and push for the creation of a dedicated state budget line to support community health systems.

Speaking during the workshop, Executive Secretary of the Taraba State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Nuhu Tukura, appreciated the organizers of the meeting and other partners. 

He noted that healthcare is not the sole responsibility of government and urged community members to play an active role in protecting children’s health.

‎Other participants commended the active involvement of government structures in the meeting, describing the initiative as a key step toward achieving Nigeria’s national health objectives in Taraba State.