Could 21, (THEWILL)- The West African Well being Organisation (WAHO), in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has launched the Human Assets in Public Well being (HRPH) venture aimed toward strengthening public well being capability in francophone international locations in West Africa, together with Benin, Guinea and Togo.
The venture, financed by the French Growth Company (AFD) to the tune of 4.5 million euros and carried out by Experience France for a interval of 4 years, goals, by the regional well being organisation and the three partnership goal international locations, to contribute to lowering mortality within the face of well being crises in West Africa by 2030.
The venture might be primarily based on a ‘One Well being’ and gender-sensitive strategy and can purpose to develop the talents of well being professionals in key areas, together with stopping, monitoring and controlling epidemics; amount and high quality of human sources in public well being; battle towards communicable ailments; selling neighborhood, maternal and youngster well being; managing well being emergencies; selling gender equality and a multi-sectoral strategy.
The venture has two particular elements: Implementation of sturdy and resilient growth insurance policies of HRPH in West Africa, and enhancing coaching provision for Public Well being staff within the ECOWAS francophone area by elevated assist from Nationwide Public Well being Establishments.
In his speech, Dr. Melchior Athanase C. J. AÏSSI, Director Normal of WAHO, mentioned: ‘‘One of many main well being challenges going through our neighborhood is the problem of human sources in well being, which is now on the agenda of ECOWAS Heads of State and Authorities.
“The brand new venture to assist the reinforcement of human sources in public well being in ECOWAS French-speaking international locations, carried out by AFD Group by Experience France, is likely one of the credible options anticipated for the prevention, detection and administration of well being crises within the ECOWAS area.”
Talking, Mr Xavier Muron, Director of AFD Abuja, mentioned: ‘‘Via Experience France, AFD Group is delighted to assist West African international locations’ capacities to anticipate and reply to public well being emergencies. Investing in human capital is essential to constructing well being programs and establishments able to coping with future crises. This venture helps one of many pillars of WAHO’s technique, particularly the implementation of enticing methods for the retention, administration, coaching and growth of human sources in well being.”
The First Counsellor of the French Embassy in Nigeria recalled in his speech that “considered one of France’s priorities in World Well being is to work with its companions to advertise equitable, sustainable and resilient healthcare programs to raised anticipate, forestall, put together for and reply to public well being emergencies and local weather change, as a part of a “One Well being” strategy. This venture is an ideal illustration of this. It additionally demonstrates our sturdy partnership with regional establishments to attain these shared targets”.
The West African Well being Organisation (WAHO) is a specialised company of the Financial Group of West African States (ECOWAS) charged with the attainment of the best attainable commonplace and safety of the well being of the folks within the sub-region by the harmonisation of the insurance policies of the Member States, pooling of sources, and cooperation with each other and with others for collective and strategic fight towards the well being issues of the sub-region.
Janefrances Ebere Chibuzor is a Tourism Author at THEWILL
