Abuja, 5 August, 2024 – Embarking on a transformational journey in the direction of enhancing Main Healthcare providers in Nigeria, the World Well being Group (WHO) and the Non-public Sector Well being Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) have formally launched a groundbreaking collaboration below the “Undertake-A-Healthcare Facility Programme” (ADHFP).
The ADHFP initiative goals at establishing not less than one global-standard Main Healthcare Centre (PHC) in every of the 774 Native authorities Areas(LGAs), aligning with the rules of the Well being Sector Renewal Funding Programme of the Federal Ministry of Well being and the company accountable for PHC, the Nationwide Main Well being Care Improvement Company (NPHCDA).
In his keynote handle, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO Nation Consultant in Nigeria, highlighted that the venture is in assist of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the 77th World Well being Meeting decision on “Economies of Well being for All” in recognition of the necessity to enhance the engagement of nongovernmental actors, together with the personal sector, in the direction of contributing to equitable well being and well-being for all.
“I’m blissful to notice that this distinctive partnership between WHO and PSHAN which we commemorate in the present day, responds to the request of the member states to the WHO within the 77th World Well being Meeting decision on “Economies of Well being for All”, and is in step with the WHO’s provide to the Authorities of Nigeria as encapsulated within the 4th Technology Nigeria Nation Cooperation Technique (CCSIV)”.
Dr Mulombo mirrored that the venture aligns with the nationwide well being coverage, which goals to strengthen main healthcare and guarantee higher well being outcomes for all Nigerians.
He defined that WHO shall be offering technical assist to Nigeria on home useful resource mobilization and different fiscally sustainable methods to finance the progressive realization of reaching common well being protection and the very best attenable main well being care providers in addition to addressing broader social determinants of well being whereas making certain well being methods are strengthened, ready and resilient to reply to outbreaks.
“This partnership goals to leverage the comparative benefits of our two organizations to speed up main healthcare revitalization in the direction of the achievement of Common Well being Protection and well being safety in Nigeria.
A Leap In the direction of Well being System Strengthening.
Dr Tinuola Akinbolagbe, Managing Director/ Chief Govt Officer, PSHAN expressed enthusiasm that ADHFP represents a significant step within the journey in the direction of a sturdy healthcare system because it aligns with the sector-wide strategy of the Federal Ministry of Well being to healthcare supply.
“By bringing collectively the varied experience, sources, and views of the private and non-private sectors, academia, civil society, and worldwide companies, we lay the muse for realizing UHC. With this partnership, we intention to leverage the strengths and sources of each companions to handle urgent well being challenges and enhance well being outcomes throughout the nation.
Dr Akinbolagbe underscored this system’s potential to encourage different personal entities to take part in healthcare initiatives. “Collectively, now we have the ability to form a future the place healthcare is just not merely a privilege however a basic human proper, accessible to all, regardless of socio-economic standing or geographical location,” she famous.
The Highway Forward
As you could recall, the WHO and the PSHAN signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) earlier in Abuja on 4 April 2024 and witnessed by the Honourable Coordinating Minister of Well being and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammadu Ali Pate, and the NPHCDA govt Director, Dr Muyi Aina.
It’s price mentioning that the Nigerian healthcare system faces profound challenges and grapples with hurdles in offering equitable, accessible, and inexpensive healthcare to its folks. Insufficient main healthcare infrastructure, restricted entry to important healthcare providers, and protracted well being inequalities spotlight the pressing want for concerted motion.
The ADHFP’s strategy includes adopting healthcare amenities, renovating infrastructure, offering important medical provides, and coaching healthcare employees to make sure excessive requirements of care, particularly for many who are most in want in Nigerian communities. The signing ceremony concluded with a agency decision from all events and companions to make the ADHFP a convincing success in the direction of higher well being and well-being of all Nigerians and a major contribution to the financial growth of Nigeria.