Invitation to the town hall meeting on the Implementation of Nigeria's national health act 2014: progress, prospects and challenges

11 May, 2022

Excellency,

INVITATION TO THE TOWN HALL MEETING ON THE ‘IMPLEMENTATION OF NIGERIA'S NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 2014: PROGRESS, PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES’

Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is a community-focused CSOs network/think-tank of about 1000 organizations in the global South for the promotion of Development Work, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Health - a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being; using partnership/collaboration, advocacy, research/evidence-generation, capacity development, outreaches, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as strategies; for the major benefits of rural and poor urban dwellers, marginalized, vulnerable and disadvantaged populations of women, children, adolescents, disabled, orphans and elderly; while exploring the nexus between Health - PHC, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NCDs, Vaccines and COVID-19; Energy and Environment - biodiversity, ecosystems, environment, renewable energy, energy efficiency, conservation and climate change (BEEREEECCC); Nutrition including micronutrients and Food Security; Gender, Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights. AHOA has Consultative Status at United Nations ECOSOC.

Life expectancy in Nigeria has been consistently low. In 2016, life expectancy for male was 47 years, 51 years for female and 49 years for both (NBS, HDI 2018)[1]. Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report for 2017 has it that females can live for approximately 51 years while males can live for just 47 years[2]. The report also opined that, persons resident in Nigeria are liable to die due to sicknesses and diseases, as well as other causes which include accident, road traffic and birth trauma among others. In 2020, life expectancy for Nigeria was 55 years, which is an increase from 41.4 years in 1971 to 55 years in 2020 at an average annual rate of 0.58%[3]. Nigeria’s National Population Commission projects that the country’s population is already more than 216 million people by 2022[4]

The year 2014 witnessed the enactment of the National Health Act (NHAct) in October 2014 which became Nigeria’s first ever Health Law. Gazetted in the FRN official Gazette No. 145, Vol. 101; this law provides a framework for the regulation, development and management of Nigeria’s health system; and sets standards for rendering health services in Nigeria. It provides for the Responsibility for Health and Eligibility for Health Services and Establishment of National Health System, Health Establishments and Technologies, Rights and Obligations of Users and Health Care Personnel, National Health Research and Information System, Human Resources for Health, Control and Use of Blood, Blood Products, Tissue and Gametes in Humans, Regulations and Miscellaneous Provisions.

Eight years after the NHAct and eight years to the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) - CSOs Network invites you and your colleagues/organization to its first Town Hall Meeting on the NHAct:

Theme:

IMPLEMENTATION OF NIGERIA'S NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - Progress, Prospects and Challenges

When: Jun 9, 2022 02:00 PM West Central Africa

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuduCsqjwrGdTjeT_ZGOyWWfn8u_p...

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Welcome!

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje

CEO, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) - CSOs Network with consultative status at UN ECOSOC

Lead Consultant, Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd

Site Coordinator; University of Washington’s online course, Nigeria Abuja Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA)

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje provides consultancy services including evaluation, monitoring, reviews, training/mentoring, conferences/workshops/seminars/symposia/meetings facilitation/management, projects/programmes management, oversight, evidence and systems strengthening services in Health Systems and Development interventions/works, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Primary Health Care (PHC), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Immunization, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, Biodiversity, Environment, Ecosystems, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, and Climate Change (BEEREEECCC); Nutrition and Food Security; Gender, Governance and Human Rights.

Uzodinma is a Health Economist, Certified Management Consultant, Monitoring and Evaluation Sepcialist, Accredited Management Trainer and Facilitator; independent certified consultant and facilitator for Health/Dev’t Systems strengthening, Advocacy, Community Engagements, Research/Evidence, Training/Capacity Development, Conferences/Workshops, Projects/Programmes Management/Monitoring/Evaluation and Capacity/Organizational. Dev't; Columnist/Writer

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[1] National Bureau of Statistics 2021, Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria, 2020

[2] Arum, Kingsley & Nnanyelu, N & Ugah, T & Oranye, Ebele. (2019). Statistical Study of Life Expectancy of Male and Female Children at Birth in Some Selected African Countries; 2. 1-9 < https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332866667_Statistical_Study_of_...

[3] World Data Atlas <https://knoema.com/atlas/Nigeria/Life-expectancy>, accessed on 11 May 2022

[4] National Population Commission website < https://nationalpopulation.gov.ng/statistics/>, accessed on 11 May 2022.