Presentation (PDF) mdi13_gh_gh1301_1378648819.pdf

CHIP Plan (PDF) CHIP-for-Olajumoke-Adenike-Adebari.pdf

Details

My Organization: Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)

Situation of National Health System

• Health services is pluralistic.
• Ever rising pace of medical tourism
• Life expectancy is 54 years at birth
• Health challenges include  rising incidence of non communicable diseases
• Emerging and re-emerging communicable diseases with high mortality rates.
• The situations were compounded by massive flooding in 2012 which submerged several communities, claimed several lives and displaced millions with hugh economic losses to the nation in all the States in the Federation.
• Climate modelling and weather forecast in Nigeria predict similar occurrences in future.

Mission Statement Of Department Of Public Health (DPH), FMOH

To contribute towards the provision of optimal health for all Nigerians in line with existing National Health Policy.

Modified 

To contribute towards optimal health outcomes for all Nigerians by providing quality health care in line with National Health Policy.

CHIP Project

Summary  

Educate and train Nigerians on public health issues as they relate to climate change

CHIP Addresses: 

• Human capital  development at states, FCT and PHC levels.
• Awareness creation and sensitization in communities.
• With FMOH leading and coordinating.

CHIP avails opportunity to

• Address health sector related climate change issues and teach communities to develop resilience. 
• Attract funding for this programme.
• Be innovation in financial management and develop new approaches to respond to future disasters.

CHIP Project 2

Goal: 

To create awareness on health sector response to climate change to Nigerians.

Process Objective: 

To train 74 health care workers from 36 States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on public health response to climate change by February, 2014.

Outcome Objective: 

By  June 2014, we will have educated 5,000 Nigerians regarding disaster response.

Stakeholder Analysis

• Honourable Minister of Health(HMH)
• Director Public Health, FMOH
• State Commissioners of health
• Partners
• Community /Religious leaders

All are interested and have varying degree of  high influence on this programme.

Project Risks 

• Political instability in some parts of the country
• Insecurity in some parts of the country
• Lack of funding
• Health workers’ strike actions

Mitigation

Look for alternative means of training and educating the populace through buying into other programmes.

Lobby stakeholders.

Use SMS text messages/emails for feed back and monitoring.

Action Plan

1. Obtain permission from National Council on Health via HMH  to establish climate change desk offices in State Ministry of Health (SMOH)– August-Sept 2013
2. Meet with stakeholders- Sept, 2013
3. Source for funding- Sept 2013
4. Develop training manuals – October 2013
5. Engage with State Commissioners of Health- October 2013

Contacts

1. Dr. Umo Mildred Ene-Obong email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2. Olajumoke Adebari - email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.