Federal Govt Tasks Health Service Administrators On Dedication To Duty

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social services, Daju kachollom has tasked health service administrators across the country to deliver quality service through dedication and selflessness to duty.

She gave the charge at a 3-Day workshop and the council meeting of health service Administrators of Nigeria for its members in Abuja with the theme “Hospital of the Future” organised by the Institute of health service Administrators of Nigeria (IHSAN)

The Permanent Secretary said government as part of efforts to improve quality of health service administration, planning and management in Nigeria founded the Institute of Health Sector Administrators with the aim to regulate health service Administration and ensure that standards are maintained in the various health service institutions.

She said the workshop was a welcome development as it would chat a new path for the development of health administration in the country for development.

Kachollom said health Administration remains a complex challenge that involves addressing various systemic issues that requires commitment and dedication from all practitioners.

“I implore you to continue to provide excellent services, quality administrative knowledge to all
members and increase the power to harness innovation and improve meaningful change health services for all.

“Health Administration is a complex challenge that involves addressing various systemic issues that requires commitment and dedication from all practitioners.

“As healthcare Administrators, it is important that you embrace policies to enhance healthcare practices Administration in Nigeria for optimal performance which is our main goal.

“The Government is concerned with ensuring responsible, inclusive, participatory and preventive decision making at all levels consistence in making decisions aimed at establishing public institutions,”.

The Chief Medical Director, University of Abuja teaching hospital (UATH) Gwagwalada, Prof. Bissallah Ekele, said the gathering would serve as a catalyst to reposition the health sector for the hospital of the future.

Ekele, who was represented by the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) Dr. Bob Ukonu, tasked the members to well equipped, focused and dedicated in discharging their duties for the development of the health sector.

The CMD, however, called on the record keepers in the Teaching Hospital settings in the country to be properly looked into for accurate record keeping and other personnel cost in running health institutions.

Chairman Local Organization Committee and Director of Administration, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Mrs. Modupe Adebanjo, maintained that the workshop would groom seasoned hospital Administrators to recover health care delivery system, stressing that a modern hospital should provide comfortable aesthetically pleasing environment.

The three day capacity Building workshop at the university of Abuja teaching hospital further collated information on health service practice, health laws and issues of interest to members of the profession and the public at large.