OYO State government is developing a blueprint on health to articulate its health priority areas with a view to boosting the state’s health index and streamlining the focus of interventions from its supporting health partners for better effectiveness. Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Basir Bello, who made the disclosure at the five-day workshop for the development of the Oyo 2021 health sector Annual Operational Plan (AOP), stated that the blueprint will also ensure that the state achieves set targets for the second National Strategic Health Development Plan. The annual operational plan, with inputs from all stakeholders in the health sector, he said would ensure the state has a robust comprehensive health plan when it becomes operational. Mr Bolaji Aduagba, representative of the Federal Ministry of Health and the lead facilitator for the workshop stated that the National Strategic Health Development Plan has five pillars, including health system strengthening and healthcare service delivery. He added that they will also, be expected to develop an operational plan that is linked with the state’s strategic health development plan.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 23, 2020 01:30 UTC