Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with Ekiti State Ministry of Health and Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative have commenced four days trainning for some Leaders and Managers in heath sector across the sixteen local Governments of t EKiti State on realistic and comprehensive plan on health budget for residents of the State.
Speaking during the programme held in Ado Ekiti with the theme “Leadership Health Systems Strengthening and Planning: Capacity Development for Health Leaders, the State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani explained that the programme was put in place strategically to plan towards how to achieve all encompasses health care for the residents of the state in year 2026.
Represented by the permanent secretary in the Ministry, Mrs Olusola Igotun, the Commissioner for Health emphasized that the initiative aims to develop advanced leadership skills, fortify the state’s health systems, and sharpen strategic planning capabilities for the benefit of residents of the State.
The Commissioner therefore advised the participants to actively engage, share ideas, and use the knowledge gained during the four days trainning to improve the State health sector.
On his own, facilitator for SWAP, coordinating the training across the 36 states of the Federation, Mr Adebiyi Ajayi noted that the purpose of the training was to make sure that every state, every local government, is working in the same direction toward proper health care delivery in the Country.
According to him, the training will involve system thinking, problem solving, better management and a few other things to ensure that health workers are properly equipped to be able to tackle the challenges that face the Nigerian health sector.
He added that the training was organised by the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, NHSRII, and state government to unify efforts towards achieving a common goal for the health sector across the country.
The participants promised to make use of the experience that would be gained during the four days capacity development workshop to improve on service delivery to further repositioning the State Health Sector for better.
