Re: Fwd: PHM Introduction in your country/province

[gbenga adedayo]

Dear Friends,

Thank you for the interest shown in joining PHM Nigeria. You are most welcome and i will attempt to introduce who we are, what our mission is, how far we have come and where we are heading using a document (its actually a proposal that was developed some time back). The document will give you an overview of what we have planned to do in the immediate short term while we also try to build a solid frame for PHM Nigeria and getting committed people with the PHM passion all across the country.

PHM Nigeria is registered in Nigeria under the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as required by law with the name: People´s Health Network Initiative Nigeria (PHM Nigeria) and it has its roots deep in the grassroots people's movement and owes its genesis to many health networks and activists who have been concerned by the growing inequities in health over the last 25 years. 

We have a country focal person for PHM Nigeria (Dr Kemi Bello) who is currently on a study leave outside the country but active in all communication. We have members in different States and one of the challenges we have is the fact that we seemingly cannot pull our strength together in one State or City yet (we are still limited to communicating with each other over the internet, phone etc with only a few been able to make physical contacts). Though with our limitation, we were able to surmount the hurdles of the getting the movement register (thanks to the commitment of all the beautiful people of PHM Nigeria) and we were able to make representation at the PHA3.

However, we are still far off from getting started.....we have practically been docile for a while now...no thanks to the various individual challenges, primary assignment/career demands and our national challenges amidst others.

We are committed to making the vision of PHM a reality in Nigeria and by God's grace and with the support / commitment of all we shall thrive and be able to partner with our friends in Ghana (PHM Ghana) in waiting and also be able to contribute at the regional level and beyond.

Welcome on board friends! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT TO ADD YOURSELVES TO THE PHM NIGERIA GOOGLE GROUP ACCOUNT (phmni...@googlegroups.com). ALSO VISIT THE FACEBOOK PAGE https://www.facebook.com/phmnigeria AND LIKE THE PAGE AND CONTRIBUTE TO IT.

Please let us all leave comments and suggestions on the way forward for a new PHM Nigeria as response to this mail on our facebook page.

I wish you all a great day.

With kind regards

 

'Gbenga Adedayo

+234 805 602 6845

On Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:04 AM, gbenga adedayo <omi...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dear Linda,

Thank you for the constant support and your effort in trying to see us thrive.

I will introduce PHM to all these new interested friends and share a document that will sum up what we are and what we do to them now and will follow up with them.

I am also using these to reach out to all existing members to contribute their effort to assuring that PHM thrives in Nigeria.

By the way, a one day Presidential Summit on Universal Health Care held in Abuja on Monday, 10th March 2014. The highlights of the event will be circulated in a follow up mail and on the PHM Nigeria facebook page.

Do all have a great day.

With kind regards

 

'Gbenga Adedayo

On Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:09 AM, Linda Mashingaidze <li...@phmovement.org> wrote:

Dear Adedayo

Foloajimi Senjobi attended PHASA in South Africa and would be interested in being part of PHM Nigeria. Please orient him on PHM Nigeria and how he can contribute

Thanks

Linda

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From: 'FOLAJIMI Senjobi <senjobi_...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: PHM Introduction in your country/province
To: Linda Mashingaidze <li...@phmovement.org>

Dear Linda, I received your message and I'm indeed glad to let you know that I'm interested in joining PHM and I'd like you to introduce me to PHM members in my country. Yours sincerely, 'Folajimi Senjobi twitter:: @FolajimiS M.B.Ch.B (Ogun) International speaker and Public Health advocate on sexual and reproductive health, communicable and non communicable diseases. +2348058317406

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From: Linda Mashingaidze <li...@phmovement.org>;
To: <senjobi_...@yahoo.com>;
Subject: PHM Introduction in your country/province
Sent: Thu, Feb 6, 2014 8:07:30 AM

Dear Senjobi I trust that you are well. I would like to introduce myself as the PHM Africa outreach coordinator. I received your list from PHM organisers at the PHASA conference as I understand that you attended the PHM Global/SA joint workshop. I trust that you had a chance to learn more about PHM from the presentations. I would like to follow up to find out if you may be interested in joining PHM and if I could introduce you to PHM members in your country or province. You may already be a PHM member but just in case, I thought I could follow up. I hope to hear from you soon Regards -- Linda Mashingaidze Africa Regional Outreach Coordinator People's Health Movement Cell: +27835592523 PHM Africa blogspot      : www.phmafrica.blogspot.com  PHM Africa google group: http://groups.google.com/group/peoples-health-movement-africa

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Linda Mashingaidze
Africa Regional Outreach Coordinator
People's Health Movement
Cell: +27835592523
PHM Africa blogspot      : www.phmafrica.blogspot.com 

PHM Africa google group: http://groups.google.com/group/peoples-health-movement-africa

[gbenga adedayo]

Dear All,

This is just to share citation from the one-day presidential summit that held in Abuja on Monday (10th March). Just for our information;

Objective of Summit according to the minister of Health:

Minister of Health, Professor Oyebuchi Chukwu, said the aim of the summit, among other objectives, was to unlock the opportunities for universally accessible, effective, efficient and equitable healthcare in Nigeria.

He stated that the summit was meant to demonstrate government's commitment to achieving universal health coverage in Nigeria.

According to him, ensuring health for majority of people would require both availability and accessibility to health infrastructure and services.

“The summit is not stopping all current efforts to achieving universal health coverage, but to make it clear to all that it is a national project.

"What the President is going to do with the summit will be much more comprehensive in addressing not only financial access but also geographical access,” Chukwu added.

The Presidential Summit on Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria will be held under theme, “UHC-Vehicle for Sustainable Growth and Development.”

Contributions at the Summit

The Federal Government says it will make every effort to ensure that Nigerians have access to qualitative and affordable healthcare services under the Universal Health Coverage.

Vice President Namadi Sambo said this while declaring open the Presidential Health Summit holding in the Presidential Villa.

The Vice President, who decried the enormous resources lost to capital flight in the health sector, however observed that the Jonathan administration had put machinery in motion to ensure that Nigeria is abreast with other countries of the world in healthcare delivery.

The occasion attracted state governors, donor agencies such as the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Population Fund who pledged to support Nigeria to achieve the Universal Health Coverage.

In his address, the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu said that the Universal Health Coverage, when achieved would create job opportunities for many Nigerians.

Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has said that to achieve universal health coverage in Nigeria, the health system must be strengthened and its quality assured for the people to buy into it.

Mimiko made the statement in Abuja on Monday at the Presidential Summit on Universal Health Coverage, with the theme, ``Universal Health Coverage for Sustainable Growth and Development’’.

``With political will, necessary partnership and leveraging in technology, Nigeria will achieve universal health coverage.

``Most importantly, to get compliance, we must strengthen the healthcare system to make them effective to respond to the needs of the people, that way we can sustain the scheme,’’ he said.

According to Mimiko, growth in Gross Domestic Product does not translate to happier citizens but good health.

He said efficient utilisation of available resources was critical to sustaining universal health coverage.

Earlier, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said a consensus was reached at the technical session of the summit that health insurance should be made mandatory for all Nigerians.

He said financial access was possible if health insurance was made compulsory and treated as the right of all citizens.

``At this point in our history, we can only make human health insurance compulsory and also institute processes that will ensure that it is rigorously implemented.

``So, one of our prayers for this summit is to institute a health insurance that is compulsory and fully enforced for all Nigerians,’’ Chukwu said.

Communique of the Summit

Participants at a one-day Presidential Summit on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) have called for the introduction of mandatory health insurance scheme.

This is contained in a communiqué read by the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu at the end of the summit held at the Presidential Banquet Hall, Abuja.

The communique said the scheme could be realised with contributions from all income earners to boost health care services in the country.

According to the communiqué, the participants advocated special funds to cover the health insurance of the less privileged members of the society.

It called for the strengthening and expanding financial risk protection mechanism for the poor and vulnerable groups as part of the broader social protection efforts.

It also called for an increased budgetary allocation to health at Federal, State and Local Government levels with a proportion earmarked for UHC priority interventions.

It urged the government to provide policy and regulatory instruments for the institutionalisation of systems and mechanisms that ensure quality of care and satisfaction for consumers of health care services.

It also called for the establishment of Independent Health Quality Commission to ensure standards and compliance.

The communiqué quoted the participants as calling for the building of an organised referral system that would guarantee each citizen access to functional primary health care facility.

It suggested the inauguration of  appropriate committees to initiate actions towards the realisation of the recommendations of the summit.

Participants advocated the establishment of a joint mechanism to monitor and evaluate progress of the UHC in Nigeria.

The summit, which was presided over by Vice President Namadi Sambo, had ``Universal Health Coverage - a Vehicle for Sustainable Growth and Development’’, as its theme.

 
This is just for your information. it is our desire that we achieve universal health coverage void of inequality in Nigeria. It is our responsibilty to remind our governments at all levels of their responsibility and to hold them accountable on services delivery.

Cheers.

'Gbenga Adedayo

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[Bose Ironsi]

Dear Gbenga,

Good to hear from you and thanks for the information

regards
Bose Iro-nsi,
Executive Director,
Women's Rights and Health Project (WRAHP),
The Pent House, 196, Egbe Road,
Ejigbo, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Website: www.womensrightsandhealth.org  
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"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
~ Albert Einstein ~





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On Thu, 3/13/14, gbenga adedayo <omi...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Subject: Presidential Summit on Universal Health in Nigeria: Excerpts
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Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 3:30 AM

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