Bill Gates: Why do children die? The toughest question I’ve ever had to answer (3)

7 September, 2022

But being rich from genuine enterprise is not an ugly word, just as poverty in most cases is caused by the corrupt practices in a population and bad governance by leaders.

Let’s celebrate the progress made in the reported falling death rates of children, worldwide, and pray that it continues!

Spreading information about steps and interventions that have led to the reduction in death rates to every corner of the globe is crucial, going forward.

Joseph Ana.

CHIFA Profile: Joseph Ana is the Lead Consultant and Trainer at the Africa Centre for Clinical Governance Research and Patient Safety in Calabar, Nigeria. In 2015 he won the NMA Award of Excellence for establishing 12-Pillar Clinical Governance, Quality and Safety initiative in Nigeria. He has been the pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) National Committee on Clinical Governance and Research since 2012. He is also Chairman of the Quality & Performance subcommittee of the Technical Working Group for the implementation of the Nigeria Health Act. He is a pioneer Trustee-Director of the NMF (Nigerian Medical Forum) which took the BMJ to West Africa in 1995. He is particularly interested in strengthening health systems for quality and safety in LMICs. He has written Five books on the 12-Pillar Clinical Governance for LMICs, including a TOOLS for Implementation. He established the Department of Clinical Governance, Servicom & e-health in the Cross River State Ministry of Health, Nigeria in 2007. Joseph is a member of the HIFA Steering Group.

Website: www.hriwestafrica.com jneana AT yahoo.co.uk