Kwara Begins Validation of Costed Health Promotion, Communication Plan

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The Kwara State Government has commenced validation of its Health Promotion and Communication Strategic Framework Costed Implementation Plan, aimed at strengthening health promotion, strategic communication and healthy behavioural practices across the state.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Taoheed Abdullahi, stated this during the validation meeting held with key stakeholders in the health sector.

In her welcome address, the Commissioner said the development of the Costed Implementation Plan was an important step towards strengthening and institutionalising health promotion and strategic communication in Kwara State.

She explained that improving the health and wellbeing of residents requires more than providing quality health services, stressing the need to equip individuals, families and communities with the knowledge, motivation, enabling environment and support necessary to adopt and sustain healthy behaviours.

According to her, the costed plan would provide a practical roadmap for translating the priorities of the State Health Promotion and Communication Strategic Framework into specific, measurable, costed and implementable actions.

Dr. El-Imam noted that the plan was not designed to create another parallel programme or reporting structure,  rather to harmonize existing health promotion and social and behaviour change initiatives across programmes and sectors.

She said this would help reduce duplication, improve coordination and ensure that investments in health promotion and communication contribute meaningfully to better health outcomes.

The Commissioner urged participants to critically examine the plan and identify what was feasible, areas requiring strengthening, resources needed, responsibilities and mechanisms for measuring progress.

She also stressed the importance of sustainability, saying the success of the implementation plan would depend on institutional ownership, domestic resource mobilisation, multisectoral collaboration, monitoring, learning and accountability.

Dr El-lmam called for active involvement of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Local Government Authorities, health facilities, communities, traditional and religious institutions, civil society organisations, development partners and the media.

Also speaking, the Director of Finance and Supply, who represented the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Taoheed Abdullahi, welcomed participants and described the validation exercise as a significant step towards translating the state's health promotion priorities into clear, achievable and adequately costed actions.

He encouraged stakeholders to identify gaps and ensure that the proposed activities, responsibilities, timelines and costs were realistic and aligned with the priorities of the state.

In his goodwill message, the representative of UNICEF, Dr. Usman Muhammad, appreciated the stakeholders and partners whose contributions had helped to advance the development of the document.

He particularly commended WHO, and  described it as the implementing partner, for taking ownership of the process and supporting efforts to ensure that the document was completed.

Dr. Muhammad reaffirmed UNICEF's commitment to supporting health promotion initiatives, noting that health promotion remains a key pillar supported by the organisation.

He expressed optimism that the costed implementation plan would ultimately contribute to improved health outcomes for the people of Kwara State.

He urged participants to use the validation exercise to identify and fine-tune grey areas in the document, stressing that a better and more realistic plan would facilitate successful implementation.

The meeting brought together officials of the State Ministry of Health, representatives of other MDAs, development partners, programme managers, technical experts and other stakeholders, who reviewed the document and provided inputs towards its finalisation.

Saad Hamdalat
Press.Sec,
MoH
08167520513

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