The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has held its First Quarter Review Meeting of South East Traditional Rulers Committee on Health in Awka.
The meeting which was organized in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, attracted traditional rulers from the five South Eastern states, relevant stakeholders within and outside Anambra and Development Partners among others.
addressing the gathering, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib represented by the Director, Disease Control and Immunization in the Agency, Dr Bassey-Bassey Okposen, expressed delight over the massive turn out of the South East traditional rulers to the event and noted that their participation showed their unwavering commitment to strengthening and improving health care services in the region, as their roles in shaping the healthcare landscape is invaluable.
Dr. Shuaib urged them to encourage their people to embrace primary healthcare and revealed that their endorsement of primary healthcare services will elicit trust from their people, even as he made it clear that the agency will continue to work to ensure a reliable, affordable and efficient primary health care services in Nigeria.
The Chairman, South East Council of Traditional Rulers, Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu in his remarks, pointed out that they are always concerned about the health of their people and will always support programmes and policies by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency geared towards enhancing the health indices of the region, assuring that they will cascade the message of the review meeting down to their various communities for a healthier society.
Earlier while breaking the kolanut, the Chairman, Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe of Onitsha, represented by Igwe Sunday Okafor of Okpuno Community, thanked the organisers of the event for a job well done and prayed God to give Ndigbo and Nigerians good health and long life.
In an interview, the Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Pharmacist Chisom Uchem said that the meeting will help to enhance efficiency in the system, and appealed to the traditional rulers to always support the agency in achieving the desired result.
Development Partners including the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund delivered goodwill messages during the meeting.
The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency Dr Simeon Onyemaechi, among others were present during the event.
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