Afrigather Abuja, 16 April,2024 – As a part of the progressive drive in direction of reworking major healthcare supply in Nigeria, the World Well being Group (WHO) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Non-public Sector Well being Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) beneath the “Undertake-A-Healthcare Facility Program (ADHFP)”.
The signing ceremony by WHO Consultant in Nigeria Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, and Managing Director/ Chief Government Officer of PSHAN, Dr Tinuola Akinbolagbe, which came about on 4 April 2024. was witnessed by the Nigerian Coordinating Minister of Well being and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammed Ali Pate and the Government Director, Nationwide Major Healthcare Growth Company (NPHCDA), Dr Muyi Aina.
The partnership between WHO and PSHAN signifies the collaborative effort to speed up financing and entry to high quality major well being care supply for improved well being outcomes in Nigeria as the muse for Common Well being Care Protection (UHC) and well being safety. It comes at a time when the Coordinating Minister of Well being and Social Welfare is rolling out implementation of the Well being Sector Renewal Funding Program (HSRIP) and the progressive Sector Large Strategy (SWAp) in collaboration with the States, and improvement companions.
Delivering the keynote deal with. Professor Pate congratulated each organizations on the partnership and appreciated the contribution of notable stakeholders within the initiative which keys into the federal government’s well being transformative agenda.
“We’re more than happy to see this starting to assemble momentum. It’s good to see a partnership like this being crafted. Just a few years in the past, the “Undertake-A-Healthcare Facility Program” was launched and we acknowledge the leaders who’ve contributed already. So, congratulations for preserving the flag flying and WHO additionally for supporting PSHAN.
Making a name for extra non-public sector collaboration within the well being sector, Prof Pate suggested WHO and PSHAN to prioritize monitoring the progress recorded within the newly cast partnership.
He defined that the federal government is specific about well being and PHC as the premise for delivering well being providers to the individuals.
“It should authorities on the federal, state, and native authorities ranges in addition to the non-public sector to occur. Within the spirit of a sector broad strategy we’re enhancing the standard of governance within the well being area when it comes to holding ourselves accountable in any respect ranges and in addition non-public sector.
“I stay up for monitoring progress that’s being made when it comes to amenities which might be adopted and made useful and encourage the non-public sector to help this initiative beneath the oversight of NPHCDA which is the federal government establishment that drives the first healthcare agenda of the nation”, he stated.
In his opening comment, the WHO Consultant to Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo stated that this distinctive partnership between WHO and PSHAN goals to leverage on the comparative benefits of the 2 organizations to speed up major healthcare revitalization in direction of the achievement of Common Well being Protection and well being safety in Nigeria according to the one plan, one price range, one report, and one dialog rules of the SWAp agenda of the Federal Ministry of Well being.
“This partnership is per the WHO supply to the Authorities of Nigeria as encapsulated within the 4th Technology Nigeria Nation Cooperation Technique (CCSIV) which over the following 4 years, would information our dedication and funding to make sure that nobody is certainly left behind, according to the GPW13 and ensuing GPW14.
Because the secretariat to member states on well being, there, the WHO is dedicated to offering ongoing technical help to PSHAN and NPHCDA on this undertaking, to make sure capability strengthening and adherence to tips, norms and requirements: accountability for outcomes and worth for cash, in addition to growth of the educational agenda by progressive financing proof era and use,” he acknowledged.
Delivering the welcome deal with, the Managing Director/ Chief Government Officer of PSHAN, Dr Tinuola Akinbolagbe expressed enthusiasm in regards to the collaboration with WHO and reiterated the group’s dedication to supporting Nigeria’s healthcare sector in direction of attaining UHC by leveraging on the strengths, experience, and assets of each companions to deal with urgent well being challenges and enhance well being out comes throughout the nation.
“On the core of our partnership lies the visionary Undertake-A-Healthcare Facility Programme (ADHFP), a flagship initiative geared toward establishing global-standard Major Healthcare Centres (PHCs) throughout Nigeria’s 774 Native Authorities Areas.
This initiative embodies our collective resolve to bridge the hole between healthcare demand and provide, empower native communities, and catalyze systemic change from the grassroots up. By way of focused investments, capacity-building initiatives, and progressive approaches to service supply, we purpose to create a healthcare ecosystem that’s resilient, responsive, and inclusive’, she acknowledged.
Beneath the MOU, WHO and PSHAN will work collectively to establish precedence areas for intervention, assess healthcare amenities in want of help, mobilize assets to implement focused interventions, monitor outcomes of achievements, and doc finest practices for ongoing studying and scale-up.
Because the nation grapples with varied well being challenges, together with excessive out-of-pocket funds, infectious ailments, maternal and youngster well being points, and non-communicable ailments, this partnership holds nice promise in addressing complicated healthcare challenges whereas utilizing progressive approaches to drive constructive change in direction of improved well being outcomes for generations to return.
