Afrigather Abuja, 6 December, 2022 – Because the 63rd Common Nationwide Council on Well being (NCH) begins in Abuja, well being consultants are satisfied that the federal government nonetheless have ample time to construct a resilient and sustainable system for improved well being outcomes within the nation.
Delivering the keynote tackle on the opening ceremony on 05 December 2022, the Everlasting Secretary Ministry of Surroundings, Delta State, Dr Mininim Oseji, says although the present administration has lower than six months to go, Common Well being Protection (UHC) continues to be attainable.
Dr Oseji says {that a} resilient well being system might be achieved via three elements – incentivizing the well being workforce, a public-private partnership to enhance funding for the well being sector, and an improved well being information administration system to boost knowledgeable decision-making.
“If the well being employees are well-incentivized, they’ll all the time discover methods to ship high quality well being companies, even within the hardest circumstances.
The federal government want to plot a mechanism to watch the actions of the well being employees to reward these doing properly, or reprimand does defaulting. We additionally want to make sure we implement choice made on the summit”, she says.
On her half, the Director of Well being Planning and Statistics of the Federal Ministry of Well being, Dr Ngozi Azodo, says the assembly can be used as a mirror look into earlier choices and tackle rising points and set up enchancment methods for the well being sector.
“This can be a scorecard assembly as a result of it’s the final NCH on this administration, so it permits us to evaluation what has been completed and tackle the gaps to construct a resilient well being system that may address any emergencies like what occurred throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” she stated.
In her goodwill message, the World Well being Group (WHO) Officer in Cost, Dr Mie Okamura commends the Nigerian authorities for the massive effort made on the sub-national stage every day to make sure the achievement of outcomes in direction of UHC and well being safety regardless of apparent challenges.
Dr Okamura says WHO has loved the superb cooperation of the federal government on the Federal, 36 States and FCT in direction of the mandate of selling well being, conserving the World protected and serving the weak in Nigeria,
She provides that it’s heart-warming to notice that the theme and sub-themes of the NCH mirror the WHO priorities within the prolonged GPW13 and the Transformation Agenda of the African Area.
“We’ve got additionally acquired overwhelming assist and sources from donors, different growing companions, Civil Society Organizations, academia, the personal sector, and communities for which we’re most grateful.
Accordingly, the WHO as a member state group will rely on the strategic steering of the well being sector plan, which might be enriched by the result of this Nationwide Council on Well being, to translate these into the Nigeria Nation Cooperation Technique (CCS), whilst we advance effort in direction of 2024-2025 program finances,” she stated.
The NCH is the best nationwide policy-making and advisory physique on well being issues within the nation. It has members, the Minister of Well being, Minister of State for Well being, State Commissioners for well being in addition to prime administration workers of each Federal and State ministries of well being and their parastatals and companies.
The 63rd assembly is the final council of well being for the present administration.
The theme of the summit is: “Constructing a Resilient and Sustainable Well being System for Improved Well being Outcomes and Common Well being Protection”.
Technical Contact
Dr Francis Ukwuije; E-mail: Ukwuijef [at] who.int
