PSHAN Periscope
Communique issued at the PSHAN Periscope webinar titled,
Health Systems Strengthening: A Key to Human Capital Development
Organized by Private Sector Health Alliance on the 29th of March 2022
Current Realities
Foundational Issues:
Though life expectancy in Nigeria appears to have increased over time when compared to other countries in the same socio-economic bracket, a significant gap still exists. Nigeria, therefore, needs a systemic rather than an emergency approach to health issues to enable Nigerians to live longer, healthier, and better lives. We agreed that the Abuja declaration which is yet to be met in most states of Nigeria creates a significant underinvestment in the health sector. We noted that financial inclusion is important based on the strong correlation between fertility rate and GDP per capita, therefore systems need to be put in place to include women and other excluded groups financially and digitally, especially those in the informal sector.
Opportunities for Private Sector Engagement:
Nigeria’s current population has more than sixty percent below the age of thirty, thus a strong primary and public health care system with a focus on our young population is
important. In doing this, health insurance should be made mandatory, and successes celebrated while focusing on quick wins. Trade agreements like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and synergy with countries like India that overcame similar challenges to Nigeria can improve health commodities manufacturing and reduce reliance on imports. HRH challenges, particularly in the public health sector can be addressed by disincentivizing industrial actions as interim measures while working on long-term measures to improve the recruitment and retention of healthcare workers, particularly at the primary healthcare centers.
Our Resolution
- We resolved to get the organized private sector actively involved in investing in the health sector by eliminating trust issues, encouraging partnership and ensure accountability between the private and public sector.
- The focus is to be on systems and strategies that enhance the use of technology and innovation in transforming health care, access to funding, and harmonization of health data to inform decision making.
- Stakeholders are to seek ways to harness FDI from diaspora directly into the health system and explore innovative mechanisms for prepaid health services.
- We need to keep the conversation active on platforms like the PSHAN Periscope to keep stakeholders on track and bring about positive change.
In summary, the scale of challenges in the public health sector is enormous but solutions can be proffered through collaboration with the private sector , using organized groups like PSHAN to drive innovation and improved access to quality healthcare delivery services.
L-R (UP): Dr Tinuola Akinbolagbe (CEO PSHAN), Ms Zouera Youssoufou (MD Aliko Dangote Foundation), Dr Andrew Nevin (Partner and Chief Economist, PWC West Africa).
L-R(DOWN): Dr Ben Nkechika (DC DSHSC), Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede (Founder & Chairman of The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation), Ms Ashley Immanuel (CEO EFINA)
About us
We create a compelling opportunity to pool private sector capabilities
We create a compelling opportunity to pool private sector capabilities
In 2010,
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Bill Gates, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, Mr Jim Ovia, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Mrs Sola David-Borha, and other business leaders came together with onegoal in mind-to address Nigeria’s healthcare crisis. Our founding patrons realised there was a lack of synergy between the private and public sectors. To exacerbate matters, child mortality, maternal health,
In 2011,
The Private Sector Round Table for Health in Nigeria’s (PSRHN’s) focus was expanded to include maternal health, child health, HIV, and the health workforce.
In 2012,
The former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan formally endorsed the formation of the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) -a country owned private sector- led coalition that would act as a catalyst to bring together private sector resources with the goal of improving health outcomes in Nigeria. Since then, we have been unfaltering in our vision of building a Nigeria where everyone has equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare and wellness
Our Mission
PSHAN’s mission is ‘to be the go-to business-led platform that mobilizes resources and capabilities and leverages same to improve Nigeria’s healthcare system’.
Our Vision
A Nigeria where everyone has equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare and wellness
Excellence
We strive to perform at the highest possible level to deliver healthcare initiatives.
Passion
We are driven by the vision of a Nigeria where there is equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare for all citizens.
Integrity
We consider integrity to be a crucial part of a person’s character, and we strive to embody this value as an organization.
Care
We genuinely care about each other, our partners, and the communities that we serve.
An enabler of high-impact public-private partnerships for improved health outcomers.
A mobilizer of citizens’ actions to improve public healthcare delivery.
A catalyst for repurposing, reskilling, and re-engineering health sector value chains for better outcomes.
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