ALGON partners stakeholders to revamp primary healthcare
16 August 2024 |
3:37 am
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), yesterday, convened a strategic meeting with the Development Partners Group for Health (DPG-H) in Abuja.
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), yesterday, convened a strategic meeting with the Development Partners Group for Health (DPG-H) in Abuja.
The gathering marks a significant milestone in the association’s quest to redefine the landscape of primary healthcare delivery at the grassroots. The meeting, which aligned with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, especially at the grassroots.
ALGON’s National President, Aminu Mua’zu Maifata, underlined the association’s commitment to harnessing collaborations and innovations in building capacities for local governments towards actualising their constitutional responsibilities, focusing on primary healthcare and basic education. He noted that, “the recent Supreme Court judgment on local government has set the stage for this transformative journey.”
The ALGON boss continued: “The multi-stakeholder meeting brought together development partners for direct funding, members from the World Health Organisation (WHO),civil society organisations (CSOs), Health Sector Reform Coalition, the private sector, and the Guild of Medical Doctors to develop a roadmap and strategy for positioning primary healthcare services as a critical component of development, particularly in rural areas.”
“ALGON’s commitment to effective and efficient health coverage of all communities in Nigeria aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ and the Health Sector Investment Programme and SWAP.
“This initiative will strengthen the implementation of the World Health framework, supporting research and development, capacity building and prevention, as well as reduction of mortality.”
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