The Executive Secretary of Bauchi State Health Contributory Management Agency, Dr Mansur Dada has advocated for building a resilient collaboration, strengthening coordination between health agencies will serve as an important recipe for improved health services.
Speaking at Polio Emergency Operation Centre Bauchi on the purpose of the visit, Dr Dada said their visit was informed based on the need to re-establish purposeful institutions that drive effectiveness in the administration and coordination of health activities especially between the two Agencies.
He also told the gathering, there's need to utilize the technical brains that the two agencies have to in order to bring robust bring changes, ensure remodeling of PHC services, stressing that, BASHCMA is extending hands for partnership to accommodate 11 technical staff from the PHC Agency where they will be part of the quarterly supportive supervision as such move could bring impact on the scale of services.
According to him, BASHCMA's key mandate is to mobilize and manage resources through the our health scheme thereby make it useful through the 3 existing designed interventions that is - formal, informal and the vulnerable programs with a view of achieving universal health coverage.
A lot has been achieved in the informal and vulnerable programs, while in terms of demand creation and coordination, his Agency had carried out resource mobilization and enrollment, quality assurance checks, monitoring and evaluation is institutionalized, advocacy and social mobilization is being a continuous process,. Dr Dada hinted.
According to him, one key challenge is non-commencement of formal sector component that was since approved, now waiting to start deductions, he then solicited the support of all stakeholders to try as much as possible to advocate for the take up of formal sector component as it will provide better opportunity to public servants and pensioners, organized private sector as well as students of tertiary institutions as these will guarantee easy and affordable access to a subsidized health services.
While appreciating his Excellency, Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for his numerous supports to the State health sector, Dr Mansur Dada acknowledged government's countless efforts in the area of infrastructures which he says a great landmark to the administration.
In his response, Executive Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, appreciates the foresight of BASHCMA management, thinking out of the box that led to the initiation of such kinds of advocacy seeking collaboration from various stakeholders which he says it will address the underlying bottlenecks and chart a new course for health income.
He also stated that, there is no doubt strengthening partnership is crucial for result oriented organization as no man is an island in terms of universality of knowledge but rather building synergy to aid effectiveness in the management of government institutions.
Dr Mohammed then promised to continue to work with Government agencies and partners, in a manner that would promote and provide decent atmosphere for evidence based health activities and transformation in Bauchi State.
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