CSOs advocate for better investment in Imo's health sector
The Center for Social Justice (CSJ), a civil society organization, has advocated for increased investment and budgetary allocation to health care to meet the financial demands of the health sector in Imo .
The Senior Director of CSJ, Mr. Eze Onyekpere, made the case during a workshop on improving budget processing for the health sector, held in Owerri on Friday.
Onyekpere said the workshop aimed to contribute to the improvement of health care and the realization of the rights to the highest possible state of physical and mental health in Imo.
"We are developing a budget memorandum on the right to health for the 2023 budget and reviewing existing health indicators in Imo to determine the extent to which budgeted resources have contributed to improving health care.
"In line with the National Health Policy and the IMO Health Development Strategic Plan 2018-2022, this will help ensure some budgetary credibility so that we do not build castles in the air", a- he declared.
He added that at the end of the workshop, recommendations would be communicated to key stakeholders in the health sector to ensure better value for money spent by the state.
He mentioned that stakeholders include the State Governor, State Assembly, Ministry of Health, IMO Primary Health Care Development Agency, Professional Associations and civil society organizations.
Speaking, IMO Commissioner for Health, Dr Prosper Ohayagha, thanked the CSJ for organizing the workshop, adding that it would help provide the framework for the fiscal space for the success of health budget issues.
Ohayagha, represented by the ministry's director of public health, Dr Austin Okeji, added that this would ultimately help the health sector survive amid the competing demands of the system.
"We are pleased with the CSJ and call for increased collaboration between stakeholders and partners which will positively impact the local system.
"Financing health is not a duty of the state alone, it requires a synergy of stakeholders", he said.
It also brought together participants from the state Department of Health and other CSOs, including the People's Rights Organization.
The Center for Social Justice (CSJ), a civil society organization, has advocated for increased investment and budgetary allocation to health care to meet the financial demands of the health sector in Imo .
The Senior Director of CSJ, Mr. Eze Onyekpere, made the case during a workshop on improving budget processing for the health sector, held in Owerri on Friday.
Onyekpere said the workshop aimed to contribute to the improvement of health care and the realization of the rights to the highest possible state of physical and mental health in Imo.
"We are developing a budget memorandum on the right to health for the 2023 budget and reviewing existing health indicators in Imo to determine the extent to which budgeted resources have contributed to improving health care.
"In line with the National Health Policy and the IMO Health Development Strategic Plan 2018-2022, this will help ensure some budgetary credibility so that we do not build castles in the air", a- he declared.
He added that at the end of the workshop, recommendations would be communicated to key stakeholders in the health sector to ensure better value for money spent by the state.
He mentioned that stakeholders include the State Governor, State Assembly, Ministry of Health, IMO Primary Health Care Development Agency, Professional Associations and civil society organizations.
Speaking, IMO Commissioner for Health, Dr Prosper Ohayagha, thanked the CSJ for organizing the workshop, adding that it would help provide the framework for the fiscal space for the success of health budget issues.
Ohayagha, represented by the ministry's director of public health, Dr Austin Okeji, added that this would ultimately help the health sector survive amid the competing demands of the system.
"We are pleased with the CSJ and call for increased collaboration between stakeholders and partners which will positively impact the local system.
"Financing health is not a duty of the state alone, it requires a synergy of stakeholders", he said.
It also brought together participants from the state Department of Health and other CSOs, including the People's Rights Organization.
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