kick-off Design Phase of Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) Adoption
Programme
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, in collaboration with the Private Sector Health
Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) has 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 the 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.