Health workers urged to drive male involvement in HIV and maternal care in Benue

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
Health workers and frontline leaders in Benue State have been challenged to take a more active role in transforming harmful social norms that continue to hinder access to maternal healthcare and HIV services across communities.
The charge was given by the Country Representative of UN Women, Beatrice Eyong, at a two-day Social Norms Training for health workers and other frontline leaders involved in the HIV response in Makurdi. The training focused on strengthening the response across the HIV continuum through meaningful male engagement, as well as promoting meaningful involvement in ANC, postnatal care, and PMTCT in Makurdi, Benue State.
Eyong, who spok...