CRUCIAL ROLE OF FCHVS

The Himalayan Times
12 August 2010

Crucial role of FCHVs

It is obvious that the role of Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) does not seem as popular in semi urban areas as reported in news item “Female health volunteers less popular in suburbs” (THT, 10 August, Page 2), because of easy accessibility of health services, as those of the rural areas. However, in my opinion, the concerned Health Posts (HPs) in the semi urban VDCs should encourage them to carry out their volunteer functions as effectively as their colleagues in the remote rural areas.
They, in each ward of each VDCs all over the country, act as the change agents in raising villagers‘ awareness in several health related issues from mother and child health cares to family planning, immunizations, Vitamin A program, de-worming programs, etc. Their contributions on these programs including reducing maternal and child mortality rates are commendable.
They used to be and are the member secretary of Mother’s Groups (MGs) which were initially formed during their selection and are supposed to facilitate MGs to conduct their monthly meetings where they take the opportunity to disseminate health related information and messages to the group members who, in turn, spread such information to their family members and other community members.
They are one of the important members of government local health delivery system and act as the informants to the Village Health Workers (VHWs) for ward level health records and information. However, all such FCHVs are not found equally literate and competent to carry out their volunteer functions due to improper way of their replacements and selections.

Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

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