ASABA/Nigeria: The Board Chairman, Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency (DSPHCDA), Dr. Isioma Okobah has assured and reaffirmed Donor Partners in the health Sector of the commitment of the State Government in providing Reliable and qualitative health care to all Deltans.
Dr. Isioma Okobah gave the reassurance Friday, August 12 2022 in Asaba during an interactive meeting between DSPHCDA management and donor partners.
The board Chairman said “His Excellency the State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is always passionate about health matters and prioritizes activities from the agency, approving and releasing needed resources towards actualization of our goals.
“A recent demonstration of His Excellency’s desire for a better DSPHCDA which will translate to quality health services delivery for Deltans is the employment of Seven (7) Medical Doctors to address the shortfall of medical officers and are pressing for the employment of nurse midwives.
“We as an agency are not sitting on our oars, we just concluded a meeting with the Honorable Commissioner for Health before this meeting which centered on ways of better-improved health for all in the State.
“With the increase in the cost and demand of health care we will develop approaches that will improve access to primary health care services.
The Permanent Secretary DSPHCDA Dr Winful-Orieke Jude said in order to achieve quality, effective, efficient and affordable healthcare services mostly for rural dwellers, there is need for synergy between the Agency and the donor partners.
Commending the donor partners for their support, he advocated for more partnership in other key PHC programs as a way of providing affordable and reliable health care as the government alone cannot provide all the healthcare needs of every resident in the state.
In her remarks the state Coordinator of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Mrs Faith Erhue said there is urgent need to address the data from the District Health Information System version 2 (DHIS 2)which is not encouraging.
Emphasising the need to integrate Primary Health Care programs for better results, which will help address gaps and achieve the set goal, she also advises program officers to work with WHO officers in Local Government Areas for better statistics /data and team work among officers.
Others speakers during the interactive meeting were the UNICEF Rivers Field Officer, Dr. Abe Eghe, National Primary Health Care Development Agency State Coordinator Dr. Ofornakara Uzochukwu, directors and program officers of the Agency.
