PATHS Final programme report: "Togetherness in Health" the Enugu ...
PATHS Final programme report: "Togetherness in Health" the Enugu ...
PATHS Final programme report: "Togetherness in Health" the Enugu ...
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FORWARDI am very pleased on behalf of <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry of Health, <strong>Enugu</strong> State government tocommend <strong>the</strong> Partnership for Transform<strong>in</strong>g Health Systems (<strong>PATHS</strong>) f<strong>in</strong>al <strong>report</strong>2002-2008 to you.<strong>PATHS</strong> has been work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> state now for six years and dur<strong>in</strong>g that period hasbecome a household name and trusted friend for many of us <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> delivery ofhealth care and even beyond <strong>the</strong> boundaries of health.<strong>PATHS</strong> has worked with a number of Health Commissioners and Permanent Secretariesdur<strong>in</strong>g its lifetime, all of whom have held <strong>the</strong> <strong>programme</strong> <strong>in</strong> high regard and recognisethat <strong>the</strong> <strong>programme</strong> has had a significant impact <strong>in</strong> chang<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> face of health care <strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong> state.It has supported <strong>the</strong> implementation of <strong>the</strong> District Health System which has doneso much towards <strong>in</strong>tegrat<strong>in</strong>g our previously fragmented services and revitalis<strong>in</strong>g ourprimary care services. It has supported <strong>the</strong> development and implementation of <strong>the</strong>underp<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g systems necessary to make <strong>the</strong> District Health System work and, work<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong> partnership with <strong>the</strong> Health Commodities Procurement project, has brought muchneeded drugs and equipment to our facilities. It has tra<strong>in</strong>ed well over two thousandhealth care workers, both cl<strong>in</strong>ical and non cl<strong>in</strong>ical, <strong>in</strong> an effort to help improve <strong>the</strong>quality of care provided; all of which has moved <strong>the</strong> state closer towards achiev<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>Millennium Development Goals. It has supported <strong>the</strong> pioneer<strong>in</strong>g of ground break<strong>in</strong>gpractices <strong>in</strong> Public Private Partnerships by enabl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Government to work hand <strong>in</strong>hand with communities and <strong>the</strong> private and faith based sectors.<strong>PATHS</strong> has done so much that it is difficult to list it all, but <strong>the</strong> state is extremely gratefuland will long remember <strong>PATHS</strong> for its unfail<strong>in</strong>g support and efforts.Our s<strong>in</strong>cere thanks go to <strong>the</strong> Department for International Development (DFID) whofunded <strong>the</strong> <strong>programme</strong>; and <strong>the</strong> staff of <strong>the</strong> <strong>PATHS</strong> office who helped make it possible.You will be missed, but we hope that <strong>PATHS</strong> 2 will cont<strong>in</strong>ue to support <strong>the</strong> stategovernment <strong>in</strong> its efforts towards improv<strong>in</strong>g health care for <strong>the</strong> people of <strong>Enugu</strong> state.Dr Mart<strong>in</strong> ChukwunweikeCommissioner for HealthState M<strong>in</strong>istry of Health“<strong>Toge<strong>the</strong>rness</strong> <strong>in</strong> Health” <strong>the</strong> <strong>Enugu</strong> Experience <strong>in</strong> Health Sector Reform, 2002-2008 3
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