Kwara, WHO Develop Costed Health Promotion Strategic Framework

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The Kwara State Government in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has commenced a three-day workshop to develop the State Health Promotion Strategic Framework Costed Implementation Plan aimed at strengthening health promotion interventions and improving public health outcomes across the state.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop in Ilorin, the Director of Public Health, Dr. Oluwatosin Fakayode, who represented the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam, described the workshop as a critical step towards enhancing the health status of residents through a coordinated and evidence-based approach.

Dr.El-Imam explained that the workshop would enable the state to adapt the National Health Promotion Communication Strategy to its peculiar needs, ensuring effective implementation based on local realities.

According to her, the development of a state-specific framework would provide a clear strategy for shaping positive health behaviours, improving coordination of resources, and strengthening the impact of health promotion programmes.

She noted that the implementation plan would also incorporate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to enable the state to accurately measure the outcomes and effectiveness of health promotion activities.

She highlighted the state's commitment to integrated health promotion, disclosing that Kwara had developed several educational materials to improve public knowledge and recently launched its Integrated Reproductive Health and Malaria Control (RHAMCAN) initiative. 

She added that the initiative, which was recently presented at a national meeting in Yola, Adamawa State, includes; community-based communication tools and a tracking system to monitor implementation and performance.

Dr.El-Imam urged participants to actively contribute to the development of a comprehensive and practical implementation plan that would guide health promotion activities over the coming years.

Earlier, the State Health Promotion Officer, Mallam Jibril AbdulKarim, outlined the objectives of the workshop, which include; aligning and contextualising the National Health Promotion Framework to Kwara State's peculiarities, co-designing a three-year operational roadmap, and establishing accountability as well as monitoring and evaluation frameworks.

He stated that Kwara State's health promotion strategy integrates community-based outreach, immunisation, maternal and child health, nutrition, and digital health solutions to improve service delivery.

According to him, the strategy seeks to reach vulnerable populations through strong partnerships with stakeholders, with the ultimate goal of achieving universal health coverage, improved health outcomes, and equitable access to quality healthcare for all residents.

Also speaking, the workshop consultant, Mr. Olumide Adefioye, said participants would undertake a comprehensive review of the state's health promotion programmes through a SWOT analysis, identify the strategic direction by developing the vision, mission and goals.

The three-day workshop brought together officials of the Kwara State Ministry of Health, Development Partners, Health Promotion Experts, L.G.A health promotion officer and other key stakeholders committed to strengthening health promotion and disease prevention efforts in the state.

Saad Hamdalat 
Press Sec MOH
0816 6520 513

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