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International Conference Centre in Abuja and was part of activities marking the association’s 52nd Annual General Conference. Dr Osahon, who took over from Dr Idris Omede as National President, is a consultant Family Physician with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital and has held several positions in the NMA at national and state levels. Other members of the new executive council include
the Vice President 1, Dr Bukar Grema, Vice President 2, Dr Ojinmah Uche, Secretary General, Dr Akpufuoma Pemu, Deputy Secretary General, Dr Kefas Zawaya, and Treasurer, Dr Priscilla Denan.
Biography of Professor Umaru Shehu launched
identifying major achievements, best practices and lessons learnt, critical issues, priority problems, and to investigate the causes of the problems and to propose solutions that will help in achieving the set goals of the National Malaria Strategic plan, 2009–2013 (NMSP). The MPR will also include a review of the policy and programming framework of Nigeria within the context of the Nigeria health system, the National Health Strategic Development Plan and the National Malaria Strategic Plan. Essentially, the MPR will cover all technical areas of malaria control programming in Nigeria such as programme management, case management, integrated vector management, epidemic preparedness, procurement and supply chain management, advocacy, communication and social mobilisation, monitoring and evaluation. The MPR will be conducted mainly as a desk review and field visits with the participation of all the technical branches of NMCP and state programmes. Funding for the review and technical assistance are being provided by DfID and USAID respectively through their SUNMAP and the MAPS programmes.
Dr Pate hosts inaugural private sector summit in Lagos
The Biography of Nigeria’s eminent physician, Prof Umaru Shehu (pictured right above) entitled ‘A Life of Sacrifice’, edited by Abudulrahman Sade, was officially presented to the public at the Shehu Yardua Centre in Abuja on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Present at the event were former heads of state, General Olusegun Obasanjo, General Mohammed Buhari, the Minister of Health, and Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, among other dignitaries. The book highlights landmark historical events, speeches, and other important historical landmarks in the life of Prof Umaru Shehu. It relied heavily on the extensive diaries kept by the distinguished professor who has served and currently serves in the board of NACA and IHV Nigeria, among others.
Professor Shehu was educated at The Universities of Ibadan and Liverpool, UK, and is a distinguished fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College. He was a Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1977–1978. In 1978–1980, he was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; and Chairman of Board of Management of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan in 1991– 1994. He was also Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano and the University of Lagos between 1993 and 1999.
First national Malaria Programme Review (MPR) commences The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) in June 2012 has commenced the first comprehensive review of the malaria control programme in Nigeria. The general objective of MPR in Nigeria is aimed at
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The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr Muhammad Pate on Monday, 25th June 2012 hosted the inaugural private sector summit on health in Lagos.
Dr Pate has identified the improvement of access to finance by healthcare providers as well as the development and enforcement of regulations and policies within the healthcare sector, as factors critical to unlocking the market potential of the Nigerian health sector. The theme of Dr Pate’s talk was ‘Unlocking the
Market Potential of Nigeria’s Private Health Sector. He observed that financial institutions are having difficulty obtaining suitable investments within the healthcare sector given the preponderance of small, private clinics with a lack of basic capacity to manage finances. ‘I believe the Private Health Sector in Nigeria has the fundamentals to enable it to become the envy of the world, where the healthcare market in Nigeria becomes a hub for healthcare investments, said Dr Pate. ‘Imagine if we created an enabling environment for local vaccine manufacturing, pharmaceutical companies, hospital chains, diagnostic centres, and HMOs.’ The second constraint, Pate observed, has to do
with development and enforcement of regulation and policies that stimulate the sector. He said a recent study shows that about US$250million per annum is estimated to flow to providers through the health insurance system in Nigeria. ‘By extrapolation, this points to about $6.23billion per annum flowing from private health expenditure,’ he said.
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