By Dr Agboola,Medical Officer
To achieve the targets set in the Millennium Development Goals the overall improvements in the quality and efficacy of medical care would require the strengthening of government’s health programs and would surely necessitate collaborating with the NGOs The NGOs’ engagement with public sector is to be seen as instrumental in attending to the issues of equity and quality improvement of the services provided along with dealing the issues of access and responsiveness of the system. For this meaningful collaboration .I find it necessary as Medical officer (MOH) to set up a framework that will guard and set the direction that will define mechanisms for the accountability and transparency of YCP intervention in our communities.
1 .INNOVATION
Innovation is essential to all aspects of public health strategy and program development and is critical to developing the evidence base needed to establish and refine the technical elements of successful program implementation. A new diagnostic technique, treatment, or vaccine can make a previously unattainable goal possible. New microbial genomic sequencing and bioinformatics technologies may enable us to identify outbreaks we cannot currently find and better prevent and stop the spread of infectious disease.
Partnership
public health is increasingly complex, with key roles played by public- and private-sector partners that are critical to sustaining and improving the community health. Coalitions are often essential to progress. Getting NGO to collaborate can be effective and reduce man power crucial for advocacy needed, to support budgetary, legislative, or regulatory change and to implement new or improved programs. Government programs are more likely to succeed—and to be sustained—when organizations outside of government advocate for them.
Partners can supplement available human or financial resources and can support and undertake critical activities. Helping disparate groups agree on and take action to achieve a common agenda can build effective long-term coalitions that extend beyond a specific issue
MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION PERFORMANCE
For many public health programs, implementation is essentially a management problem. Even if political commitment, resources, and a technical package are in place , effective management may not be and we have been doing that in the last four weeks. Myself and the Leader of the house were on ground for general inspection most especially to see the type or quality of the drugs.
COMMUNICATION
Effective communication can lead to behavior change, but, more importantly, it can lead to increased political commitment and program effectiveness by engaging a wide range of civil society sectors and by contributing to a change in the public perception of an issue.
CONCLUSION
Those who work in and support public health improve the health of individuals and communities. The greatest strength of public health is its singular focus on maximizing health so that society can achieve its most cherished values: that children are born healthy and grow up healthy, that students are healthy and able to learn, that workers are healthy and productive, that parents are empowered to help their children reach their full potential, that health disparities are reduced, and that people are able to age with independence and dignity.
