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Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, in
collaboration with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) have
unveiled a new initiative geared towards significantly improving Nigeria’s
healthcare system at the grassroots level.
The innovative strategy, in
furtherance of a vision from an earlier stakeholders' roundtable, entails
delivering one Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in each of Nigeria’s 774 Local
Government Areas (LGAs) at global standards.
Under this private sector driven
initiative, universal health access will be provided for low-income citizens
residing in rural and urban areas through the Adopt-a-Health Facility Programme
(ADHFP).
ADHFP, according to a release
issued by the CEO of PSHAN, Mr. Sonny Nwarisi, will be sponsored by a group of
Angel Investors and other institutions. These “Angels” will each take
responsibility for one or more PHCs - they will build and operate the PHCs for
the period of adoption under strict rules and guidelines. The ADHFP is a
multi-impact initiative with several benefits including: Saving lives,
Improvement in health outcomes, Job creation, and Gender empowerment
Mr. Aig-Imoukhuede and PSHAN
recently initiated the ADHFP design phase which will be handled by Vesta
Healthcare Partners, a global healthcare consultancy firm.
This consultancy engagement is
expected to deliver key program components such as: Legal and Regulatory
Framework, PPP Framework, PHC facility and management standards, Financing
Arrangements, Governance Arrangements, Supply Chain Management, and Technology
& Systems.
The design phase will involve
active participation of notable development-focused organizations including:
Global Citizen, ABCHealth, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa, World Bank, International Finance Corporation
(IFC), MTN Nigeria Plc, Dangote Group, Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Stanbic-IBTC
Bank, PwC, Cisco, Ford Foundation, Nigerian Stock Exchange, and Flying Doctors
Nigeria.
Others include Africa Practice,
Cedar Advisory Partners, GBCHealth, Health Federation of Nigeria, Health Law,
Eti-Osa Local Government, JNC International Ltd, Johnson & Johnson, Justice
in Healthcare, Lagos State Government, MSD for Mothers, Nigeria Economic Summit
Group (NESG), ONE Campaign, PharmAccess Foundation, Women-At-Risk International
Foundation as well as the Lagos State Government and the SSA to the President
on Sustainable Development Goals among others.
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