Stakeholders Advocate Public-Private Partnership For Healthcare Delivery

Stakeholders in the health sector have advocated the need for public -private partnership for improved health care delivery across the country.

They made the call at a colloquium organised by a Medical Equipment Solutions Company, JNC International.

In attendance were the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi and several other stakeholders from the Nigerian healthcare industry.

The event took place on Friday, 15th December 2023 at the Muson Center, Lagos to mark the company’s 20th anniversary.

The colloquium hosted by veteran broadcaster, Chief Moji Makanjuola, featured various discussions around optimizing partnerships between the public and private sectors of the industry.

Dr Alausa in a keynote address reiterated the commitment of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to improving healthcare delivery in Nigeria in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Having previously worked in the private sector, the Minister acknowledged the importance of the private sector in improving the health indices of Nigeria.

Dr Tunji Alausa also shared some of the plans of the Ministry to improve the output of healthcare professionals from training institutions.

The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi, also emphasized the need for the public sector to partner the private sector to improve healthcare delivery across the country.

Using the Lagos State example, the Commissioner shared some previous and existing partnerships between the Government and private sector and how these partnerships provided desirable outcomes, most notable being during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Colloquium also featured panels from Leaders in healthcare and representatives of some original equipment manufacturers from around the world including Canon Medical, Getinge, Elekta Solutions AB and Abbott Diagnostics who shared some of the latest developments in medical technology and the opportunities for Nigeria.

Speaking at the event, the Managing Director and CEO of JNC International, Clare Omatseye stated that the company was a proudly African company that offered healthcare institutions access to world-class equipment for healthcare delivery while ensuring the availability of a team that could offer necessary after-sales services subsequently.

Omatseye said that the colloquium was organized to further emphasize the need for collaboration between the private and public sector, especially in line with the peculiarities of the healthcare industry in Nigeria