The Ekiti State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), has organised a 2-day capacity building planning meeting for the Human Resource for Health Technical Working Group members in the state.
Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Olusola Gbenga-Igotun pledged the commitment of the State Government to develop the capacities of health managers from across different sectors of the state.
She said the forum would serve as an avenue to holistically view the HRH and take every important decision that could lead to the right direction in managing human resources for health in the state.
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Mrs Gbenga-Igotun noted that the state has recorded landmark achievements in the area of human resources for health within the shortest time of its Technical Working Group inauguration in the state.
In their remarks, the representatives of the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI, Mr Tubosun Ayeni and Ige Monsuru, disclosed that the training programme was designed to align strategies for presenting human resources for health gaps, promoting equitable deployment, as well as integrating gender responsive practices into the HRH policies and strategies.
They pointed out that participants at the meeting are expected to develop state-specific HRH Technical Working Group Action plans with timelines and responsible persons.
In their goodwill messages, the Permanent Secretary of the State Hospital’s Management Board, Dr Olasunkanmi Alabi; General Manager, Ekiti State Health Insurance Scheme Dr Charles Doherty and Executive Secretary Ekiti State Primary Health Care Development Agency Dr Rasheed Adepoju as well as the Chairman of the Human Resources for Health Technical Working Group, Dr Sunday Omoya described the HRH training as being timely, adding that it would help shared understanding of the TWG engagement expectations, roles, abd mechanisms for strengthening coordination and advocacy at the state level.
While charging the participants to make the best use of the opportunity of the training, they commended the Clinton Health Access Initiative for supporting the initiative.
