KWSG REITERATES COMMITMENT TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

L-R: The Director of Primary Health Care Systems, Dr. Micheal Oguntoye; Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Nusirat Elelu; Executive Secretary, Kwara State Health Insurance Agency, Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo Winters; and Director, Personnel, Finance and Supply of the Agency, Prince Ajide Olayioye during the training of Ward Development Committees' Chairmen in Omu-Aran recently.

...Trains WDCs Chairmen, HODs of Health, OICs, Desk Officers on BHCPF Implementation.

The Kwara State Government has again restated its commitment to ensuring that quality health care services are delivered through the improvement of infrastructures as well as training of health officers across all Primary HealthCare Centres in the State.

The Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA), Dr. Nusirat Elelu stated this recently during an official opening of the training workshop of newly appointed Ward Development Committees' (WDCs) Chairmen, Heads of Departments of Health , Officers in charge and Desk Officers on their roles and responsibilities in the Management of Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) programme for effective service delivery at Primary HealthCare Centres (PHCs) at Omu-Aran.

L-R The Executive Secretary Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr.Nusirat Elelu and The Execuive Secretary Kwara State Health Insurance Agency, Dr.Olubunmi Jetawo Winters during the training.

 

Dr. Elelu congratulated the newly appointed Ward Development Committees' Chairmen on their appointments, saying it took a lot of work and dedication before they were appointed.

Cross section of participants during the training of Ward Development Committee Chairmen, LGAs' HOD of Health, Officers in Charge and BHCPF Desk Officers at Omu-Aran recently

The Executive Secretary noted that the training was organized as part of the efforts to educate WDCs Chairmen on their duties in the Ward Health System (WHS) and their roles in sensitizing and mobilizing their communities to make use of the State owned facilities.

Dr. Elelu added that the training is meant to foster collaboration and communication among the KWSPHCDA, WDCs members and Local Government Area (LGA) Heads of Departments (HODs) of Health as well as provide Officers in Charge (OICs) with current knowledge and skills required for effective BHCPF operations.

The Executive Secretary admonished them to support the relevant agencies of government to ensure transparency, accountability and prudence management of funds sent to the facilities by the State Government, noting that this is for the overall development of the Health System and improved healthcare delivery.

Dr. Elelu implored the WDCs Chairmen to ensure that pregnant women register and go for antenatal care at health facilities in order to curb the practice of giving birth at home, which has contributed to the increase in number of infant morbidity and mortality. 

She stressed that the WDCs Chairmen should ensure that children get all the necessary immunization that the State Government is providing, adding that the vaccines are tested, safe and effective in protecting children against diseases. 

Also in her remarks, the Executive Secretary, Kwara State Health Insurance Agency, Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo Winters, said that the main objective of the training was to improve the health of Kwarans irrespective of their geographical locations.

Dr. Jetawo charged the WDCs Chairmen to always cooperate and support the health workers at the facilities, which will go a long way to improve the health of all members of the communities by ensuring that quality health care services are available in all communities. 

In his goodwill message, the representative of the State Coordinator of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Alhaji Funsho Katibi, tasked the WDCs Chairmen to use their experiences to support and cooperate with the health workers in the development of primary health care facilities in their localities so as to get the desired results.

Similarly, the State Coordinator for Chigari Foundation, Mr. Ademola Enikankoselu, appreciated Dr. Elelu for organising the workshop to train WDCs Chairmen and other health workers, to improve service delivery in our PHCs.

Mr. Enikanoselu urged the WDCs Chairmen to see their appointments as a call to service and responsibility to write their names in gold.

Also in his goodwill message, the State Coordinator of Civil Society for Malaria, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN), Mr. Femi Olatunbosun, thanked the Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for putting people with the right expertise in various positions to do all the good work at the KWSPHCDA, saying that he is happy that people are going to have quality health care service delivery.

He also charged WDCs Chairmen to take ownership of their health facilities in their domains, in the sense that both the Officers in charge and the WDCs Chairmen work together to improve the health of members in their communities. 

Speaking on behalf of other WDCs Chairmen, Alhaji Yusuf Abdulkadir from Jebba Ward, appreciated the Management of KWSPHCDA and the Federal Government for deeming it fit to set aside certain amount of money for the development and improvement of PHCs within their localities. 

He also commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for giving them the opportunity to serve, while assuring that WDCs Chairmen will not disappoint the State but will deliver on their mandate. 

The workshop had in attendance all the WDCs Chairmen in the State, all Local Government HODs of Health, Officers in charge, BHCPF Desk Officers, Directors from the Agency, BHCPF core team, Agency's staff and development Partners. 

Alade Opeyemi,

Press Secretary,

KWSPHCDA.

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