Anambra Strengthens Partnership with TBAs to Improve Safe Deliveries

Anambra State Government has deepened collaboration with Traditional Birth Attendants across the state to cut maternal and infant mortality rates. A strategic meeting chaired by the Commissioner for Health at the state secretariat sought to register qualified TBAs and link them with healthcare facilities. The initiative will focus on regular training, supportive supervision, and a structured referral system. TBAs will be assigned to specific primary healthcare centres or hospitals, ensuring timely intervention when complications arise during pregnancy, delivery, or postpartum. Officials highlighted that the programme does not aim to shut down TBAs but to support them in meeting approved standards. The Health Commissioner and the Director of Medical Services urged unregistered but qualified birth attendants to come forward for documentation and full participation in the training programmes.

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