Health Sector Reform Agenda: Enugu Govt Partners WHO In Healthcare Capacity Development, Others
World Health Organisation(WHO)says it will support Enugu State Government in the capacity development for all the state coordinating officers in the health sector in order to boost healthcare delivery in the state
This was disclosed by the South East Zonal Cordinator, WHO, Dr Chukwumuanya Igboekwu during the 2024 Health Partners Cordinators Forum, held in Enugu.
He said the meeting was convened by Enugu state Ministry of Health in conjunction with the World Health Organisation, to bring all Health Cordinators and Partners in Enugu state together to brainstorm on ways to improve healthcare delivery ,and advance the health agenda of Governor Peter Mbah in the state.
Igboekwu explained that the coordinators and partners will bring their resources together to help achieve the objective.
He said WHO assists Enugu state government in the areas of health emergency, logistics to respond to health emergencies, health policy, Primary HealthCare Revitalisation, immunisation and strategic health information management. He announced that the organisation will support Enugu state Government in the Capacity development for all the state coordinating officers.
The South East Zonal Coordinator, said they will train coordinators in data analysis so they could analyse their data to inform decision-making.
On the essence of the meeting, Dr Igboekwu said it’s an annual event ,where all the state coordinators and partners pull their resources together to strengthen health partners, coordinators and health governance , which will strengthen the health sector of the state .
“Pulling their resources together could be funding,. There are partners that are funding other aspects of health. WHO comes with technical assistance, some technical support. There are implementing partners , some supply materials, drugs, medical supplies, to the health sector.
“We have international Non- Governmental Organisations like Caritas. There are also partners that are government. So, all of them in the health sector come together and everybody knows what they are doing so that at the end of the day there are efficiencies in the health sector.”, he said.
Speaking, the Commissioner for Health, Enugu state, Professor Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi said the forum was a stakeholders’ meeting where they hear what is happening in different areas of the health sector. It was a meeting where they plan on how to strengthen the health sector in the state. He added that they would put things together so that everybody in the health sector will know that it is one coordination .”The state drives, others support what the state is doing”, he said.
The Commissioner said that it was the fourth Health Partners Cordinators Forum and it will be a continous meeting,” so that cordination of health sector will be better for overall delivery of one health concept in EnuguWHO to support Enugu Govt in capacity development, others
World Health Organisation(WHO)says it will support Enugu State Government in the capacity development for all the state Coordinating officers in the healthsector inorder to boost healthcare delivery in the state
This was disclosed by the South East zonal Cordinator, WHO, Dr. Chukwumuanya Igboekwu during the 2024 Health Partners Cordinators Forum, held on Wednesday in Enugu.
He said the meeting was convened by Enugu state Ministry of Health in conjunction with the World Health Organisation, to bring all Health Cordinators and Partners in Enugu state together to brainstorm on ways to improve healthcare delivery ,and advance the health agenda of Governor Peter Mbah’ in the state.
Igboekwu explained that the Cordinators and Partners will bring their resources together to help achieve that
He said WHO assists Enugu state Government in the areas of health emergency, logistics to respond to health emergencies, health policy, Primary HealthCare Revitalization, immunization and strategic health information management. He announced that the Organisation will support Enugu state Government in the Capacity Development for all the state Cordinating officers.
The South East Zonal Cordinator, said they will train Cordinators in data analysis so they could analyse their data to inform decision-making.
On the essence of the meeting, Dr. Igboekwu said it’s an annual event ,where all the state Cordinators and partners pull their resources together to strengthen health partners, Cordinators and health governance , which will strengthen the healthsector of the state .
“Pulling their resources together could be funding,. There are partners that are funding other aspects of health. WHO comes with technical assistance, some technical support. There are implementing partners , some supply materials, drugs, medical supplies, to the health sector.
“We have international Non- Governmental Organizations like Caritas. There are also partners that are Government. So, all of them in the healthsector come together and everybody knows what they are doing so that at the end of the day there are efficiencies in the healthsector.”, he said.
Speaking, the Commissioner for Health, Enugu state, Professor Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi said the forum was a stakeholders’ meeting where they hear what is happening in different areas of the healthsector. It was a meeting where they plan on how to strengthen the healthsector in the state. He added that they want to put things together so that everybody in the health sector will know that it is one cordination .”The state drives, others support what the state is doing”, he said.
The Commissioner said that it was the fourth Health Partners Cordinators Forum and it will be a continous meeting,” so that coordination of health sector will be better for overall delivery of one health concept in Enugu state .
” This type of meeting, will help the Enugu state government to integrate His Excellency’s goal for the Universal Health Coverage in Enugu state”, Obi said.
He explained that, ” the Universal Health Coverage ( UHC) is a delivery of quality healthcare to every citizen when and where they need it without huge financial cost.”
The meeting was attended by the Special Adviser to the Governor on health, Dr Yomi Jaye, health partners, including WHO, UNICEF, Caritas Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa, and State Coordinators from the Federal medical institutions in Enugu state, which included University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), 82 Division Clinic, National Orthopedic Hospital, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Police Service Clinic.
Other agencies present were Esut Teaching hospital, Parklane, Enugu state Agency for Universal Health Coverage, ENSACA, Enugu state Primary Health Care Development Agency, among others state .
” This type of meeting, will help the Enugu state Government to integrate His Excellency’s goal for the Universal Health Coverage in Enugu state”, Obi said.
He explained that, ” the Universal Health Coverage ( UHC) is a delivery of quality healthcare to every citizen when and where they need it without huge financial cost.”
The meeting was attended by the Special Adviser to the Governor on health, Dr. Yomi Jaye, health partners, including WHO, UNICEF, Caritas Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa, and State Cordinators from the Federal medical institutions in Enugu state, which included University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), 82 Division clinic, National Orthopedic hospital, Nuropsychiatric hospital, Police Service Clinic.
Other agencies present were Esut Teaching hospital, Parkland, Enugu state Agency for Universal Health Coverage, ENSACA, Enugu state Primary HealthCare Development Agency among others.
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