Advocacy visits were conducted in 30 communities from the five selected Local Government Areas, Enugu State. The purpose of the advocacy visits was to:
- Create community awareness of their involvement in the HAF implementation and the sustainability of the World Bank project, HIV & AIDS Programme Development Project-2, to the community.
- Raise community participation and ownership of the project, which will help increase uptake of PMTCT and HCT services among community members.
- Prevention of New HIV infection among infants through community involvement for sustainability and ownership.
These communities and LGAs include:
- Nsukka: Ihe-Owerre and Owerre-Obukpa.
- Nkanu-East: Ugbawka and Akpawfu.
Ten CVs were chosen to help provide care and support services to the OVC. - Oji-River: Okwe (Oji-Urban), Agadala-Inyi, Isikwe, OkpunoAgude, Ugwoba, Alum Inyi, ElugwulaNkpokolo, Amankpunato, Umuogbuagu, and Agulo.
- Enugu-East: Ugboghe, Ugboezeji, Ugwuagor, Ugbodogwu, Mkpologwu, Emene, Agbogazi, Ugbowa, Aguowa, and Iji Nike for PMTCT.
Sixty CVs and 40 TBAs were also selected for sensitization, referral/follow-up, and special operational practice (SOP).
Total Advocacy Attendance
| Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 299 | 261 | 560 |
