Nigeria’s healthcare services is set to get a boost as an international non-governmental organisation, the Aides Small Project International has pledged to support and partner with the relevant health agencies to address challenges, especially those that arose in the post COVID-19 era.
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President and Chief Executive Officer of ASPI, Mr. Moses Owharo, said this on Friday at a presentation meant to herald a partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja.
He explained that the organisation that has its headquarters in Abuja, had carried out several health intervention programmes in the past and gave an assurance to do more with the health ministry.
According to him, in 2021, ASPI carried out prevention and treatment projects on tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS with GAC and Global fund.
“ASPI has made an achievement on the Malaria programme in Ketu District, valued at 1.082million dollars with 52, 000 beneficiaries including farmers,” he added.
Owharo said other interventions were also carried out in 293 communities, three municipals and three districts in five regions of Ghana.
He said, “Given the volume, impact and complexity of these offerings, ASPI has decided to partner with relevant stakeholders, to address hospital infrastructural deficit in Nigeria.
“Today, a presentation to partner with the ministry is made; ASPI preparedness and response objective is to work with and support the ministry and the nine states in the Niger Delta region.’’
He added that measures would be put in place to work closely with other relevant stakeholders in ensuring the availability of testing kits, provision of ventilators and medical consumable supplies.
Others, he said include technical training of health workers in the short run and the main health infrastructural development needed in the area of health facility rehabilitation, and re-equipment with medical equipment in the long run.
Owharo disclosed that ASPI had empowered people with knowledge and resources necessary to not only seek and receive better healthcare, but to also influence better health service quality, leading to higher levels of self-sufficiency.
He further said that ASPI operates in two areas of the social service sector, microfinance, healthcare education, agricultural and humanitarian support through her integrated finance and healthcare services.
Responding, Dr. Noah Andrew, Head, Department of Hospital Services in the ministry, commended ASPI for the partnership initiative, while harping on synergy and collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.
Andrew promised to recommend to the management of the ministry that another presentation be made to the NPHCDA on ASPI’s partnership with the ministry.
“COVID-19 pandemic has shown a particular light on the vulnerabilities of our infrastructure, especially in healthcare already under demand and challenging future funding scenarios.
“This has accelerated the need to explore new models of infrastructure, planning investment design, operational and delivery,” Andrew said.
(NAN)
