SCALE REVIEW MEETING CONCLUDING STATEMENT

The Annual Review Workshop of the Right to Health Cluster was convened by Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) with the support of the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) programme of USAID. Participation was drawn from federal and state level demand and supply side stakeholders vis, representatives of the Federal Ministry of Health, Budget Office of the Federation, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Commissioners of the Ministries of Health from Adamawa, Bauchi, Ekiti, Imo, Nasarawa, Rivers and Sokoto states. Others were the chief executive officers and representatives of the Health Insurance/Contributory Health Management Agencies of Adamawa, Bauchi, Ekiti, Imo, Nasarawa, Rivers and Sokoto states as well as Pro Health HMO, representing Health Maintenance Organisations and the Private Sector. The Cluster members in attendance were Centre for Peoples Health, Peace and Progress; Women and Youth Empowerment for Advancement and Health Initiative; Centre for Citizens Rights; People Rights Organization; Clarmar Development Foundation; New Initiative for Social Development; and Journalists for Public Health and Development from Sokoto, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Imo, Rivers, Ekiti and Bauchi States respectively (“the focal states”). The media was represented by key print and electronic media institutions. The Annual Review was convened to review the outgone year’s activities, draw lessons on what worked, what did not work and the underlying reasons for year 1 results as well as plan for the incoming year. It focused on a review of the critical deliverables to be achieved to make the project a success. These deliverables include activation of the compulsory and universal health insurance regime leading to increased uptake of health insurance; new and alternative funding mechanisms for  health; improved budgetary outlays for health (more public money for health); enhanced value for money (improved health services delivered from existing resources); and increased awareness of rights and duties of respective stakeholders
in the health sector leading to improvements in holding duty bearers to account. This is expected to result in improvements in health indicators in primary health care, maternal new born and child health, etc.

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