WorldStage Newsonline— As part of new strategies to address the current low level of national coverage of Routine Immunization and poor demand for Primary Health Care services, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and development partners are engaging a mass of federal civil servants as part of champions to drive the current national campaign for integrated PHC services.
Towards this end, a one day sensitization workshop for the targeted civil servants is scheduled to hold at Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Abuja on Monday 14th May, 2018.
The Hon. Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole is to deliver keynote address while the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Etta will declare the workshop open.
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Representatives of major Development Partners and Civil Societies Organizations will make special presentations at the event.
Addressing members of the National Steering Committee for the engagement of the civil servants, the Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib stressed the strategic place of civil servants as leading agents and drivers for the success of any government programmes and policies.
A recent publication by the Federal Ministry of Health, National Primary Health Care Development Agency and Development Partners reveal Nigeria has only 33% national coverage on Routine Immunization short of the 85% national target by the Federal Government.
The abysmally low national immunization coverage has become an issue of public health concern to all stakeholders and has attracted international advocacy including Bill Gates, Aliko Dangote, Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization and the leadership of WHO and Rotary international to all levels of Government and Traditional institutions in the country.
