PHM-Exch> MINUTES OF PHM LAGOS MEETING TOWARDS MOBILIZING FOR PHA IN CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA

[Laura Turiano]

Mrs. Okoro,

Congratulations on the PHM Nigeria meeting and I look forward to meeting the
Nigeria delegation in Cape Town and to your event.

One response I have to your notes, from our perspective in the United
States, is that health is not a right in the here. There are so many
problems with our health system that, in general, it is better to use it as
an example of  ³global WORST practices². One of the messages our delegation
will have at the PHA is that other countries should think critically about
what United States government agencies, funders, and NGOs, such as USAID and
the Gates Foundation, promote for their health systems. You don¹t want to
end up with a health system like ours. We would be happy to communicate
further with you about this if it would be helpful. Feel free to contact me
individually.

In solidarity,

Laura

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Laura Turiano, MS, PA
People's Health Movement
Oakland, CA, USA
Skype: phm.laura
www.phmovement.org
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On 3/2/12 8:09 AM, "Nkiru Okoro" <nkiruceline at hotmail.com> wrote:

> please spread the word
>  
> MINUTES OF PEOPLES HEALTH MOVEMENT (PHM) LAGOS MEETING HELD ON MARCH 2, 2012
> AT SUIT 29 BLOCK A PRIMALTEK PLAZA OKOTA ROAD OKOTA LAGOS by Celine Nkiru
> Okoro 
> THEME: MOBILIZING FOR PHA¹S ASSEMBLY IN CAPE TOWN
> 
> IN ATTENDANCE WERE:
> 
> 1.      Mr. Enwefah
> 
> 2.      Eghaghe James
> 
> 3.      Mrs. Nkiru Celine Okoro (Secretary)
> 
> 4.      Mrs. Nelly Okubuiro (Program Officer)
> 
> 5.      Miss Amarachi Okoro (Youth Volunteer)
> 
> APOLOGIES
> 
> 1.      Mrs. Bose Ironsi
> 
> 2.      Mrs. Chibogu Nwanmah
> 
> 3.      Mrs. Funmi Ogunowo
> 
> 4.      Temitayo JimPaul
> 
> OPENING:
> 
>  The Lagos PHM strategic meeting towards effective mobilization for Nigeria¹s
> participation in PHA3 in Cape Town South Africa started at 11.45am with
> opening prayers by Mr. Evans Ewefah of Community Aid Development Foundation.
> 
> AGENDA:
> 
> 1.      Mobilizing Health Advocates, Health Service Providers, Health
> Establishments, Strategic Partners & International Development Agencies For
> Peoples Health Assembly 3 in Cape Town ­ South Africa from July 6th to 11
> 2012.
> 
> 2.      Theme and Date for Nigeria¹s side event.
> 
> 3.       Who can attend?
> 
> 4.      Who can fund and by when?
> 
> 5.      Resource Persons & Facilitators
> 
> 6.      Venue Lunch and Snacks
> 
> 7.      Shared Tasks & Responsibilities / Work Plan
> 
> 8.      Closing
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> NIGERIA¹s SIDE EVENT AT PHA 3:
> 
> X-raying the four themes of the Peoples Health Assembly in Cape Town, PHM
> Lagos Chapter unanimously agreed that the fourth plenary theme ­ (P4) Beyond
> the Current Crisis: Mobilizing for Health for All suits aptly Nigeria¹s
> current issues and challenges in providing health for all. They suggested the
> following sub theme for Nigeria¹s side event at PHA3 to be:
> 
> ³ACHIEVING HEALTH FOR ALL IN NIGERIA BY ADAPTING GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES²
> 
>  
> 
> This theme we agreed would be shared by all the members on the PHM Nigeria
> email list-serve between today March 2, 2012 and close of work on Thursday
> March 8 2012 to enable members make inputs into the theme. If by March 8 2012
> there are no adverse opinions on the theme, it will be taken that PHM Nigeria
> is very comfortable with this theme and Nigeria¹s side event can be registered
> online with this theme.
> 
>  
> 
> OTHER SUGGESTED THEMES:
> 
> PHM National Co-ordinator ­ Mr. Gbenga who phoned in during the Lagos State
> PHM strategy meeting suggested themes around sharing best practices from
> Nigeria¹s primary health delivery experience. Gbenga said he has robust
> information on the success stories of Nigeria¹s primary health delivery
> service and would be a good theme for the country¹s side event in Cape Town.
> We are sure that by the time this minutes of meeting is circulated on line
> Gbenga will share this experience for people to buy into the theme they are
> comfortable with and best reflects our health realities in Nigeria.
> 
>  
> 
> Lagos PHM is of the view that PHA3 in Cape Town will be Nigeria¹s first
> experience at PH Assembly. As a result, this outing should be an opportunity
> for shared learning from global best practices in the delivery of health
> services for all especially from countries like the United States of America,
> Europe and South Africa that have achieved qualitative health care for their
> citizens.
> 
>  
> 
> RESOURCES PERSONS / FACILITATORS: The group suggested that since Nigeria is
> attending PHA for the first time and hosting a side event, the resource
> persons and facilitators should as a matter of necessity be sourced from
> developed countries with track record of qualitative health delivery. These
> include USA, South Africa, Britain, France & Germany to mention but a few.
> They are best placed to share their unique experience of how they got health
> for all right as a lesson for Nigeria and Nigerians.
> 
>  
> 
> WHO CAN ATTEND?
> 
> ·         All Health Advocates
> 
> ·         The leadership of All Health Delivery Professionals and Service
> Providers including Doctors, Pharmacists, Laboratory scientists and
> technicians in private, public health care systems in Nigeria.
> 
> ·         Senate Committee on Health
> 
> ·         House of Representative Committee on Health
> 
> ·         Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health and other states
> 
> ·         Health institutions and Agencies including Lagos State Agency for
> the Control of HIV/AIDS (LASACA), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), National
> Association of Medical Practitioners (NAMPN), Pharmaceutical Association of
> Nigeria (PAN), National Association of Nigerian Nurses & Midwives (NANN&M)
> etc.
> 
> PROPOSED DATE OF EVENT: July 8 to 10 2012.
> 
> SUGGESTED PROFESSIONAL FEES FOR FACILITAYORS/RESOURCE PERSONS
> 
> $5,000USD each
> 
> Venue, Snack/lunch/ Multimedia projector & conference materials etc $5000USD
> 
> ESTIMATED COST OF NIGERIA¹s SIDE EVENT: $20, 000USD
> 
>  
> 
> DRAFT WORKPLAN/ASSAIGNED TASKS/NEXT STEPS
> 
> SN DATE ACTIVITY BY WHOM REMARK
> 1 March 8 2012 Confirmation/Rejection by popular demand of Nigeria¹s Side
> event theme for PHA3 All members of PHM Nigeria Shared thought /opinions
> through email list serve- Coordinated by Lagos PHM Secretariat
> 2 March 16 2012 Confirmed theme and letters of participation printed and
> delivered to strategic partners and Funders Health Advocates ­ Evans Ewanfa
> Health Professionals & Service Providers Eghaghe James Establishments
> including Lagos State Ministry of Health, LASACA, House Committee on Health
> etc Mrs. Nkiru C Okoro Ministry of Health Abuja, Senate & House Committees on
> Health - Gbenga All Letters would have been delivered to enable them two weeks
> to register for participation on line.
> 3 March 23 2012 Review meeting by PHM Lagos on progress so far Complete all
> Lagos States participants Registration by COD Nigeria. Would have completed
> all participants registration from Lagos State including youths
> 4 April 6 to June 15 2012 Intensive fundraising toward PHA3 Intensive
> fundraising toward PHA3 Intensive fundraising toward PHA3
>      
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> CLOSING:
> 
> The meeting came to a close by 1.30pm with closing prayers by Mr. James
> Eghaghe.
> 
> Minutes developed and circulated by COD ­ Nigeria ­ Secretariat for PHM Lagos.
> 
> WE WELCOME YOUR INPUTS TOWARDS NIGERIA¹s EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION IN PHA 3 in
> CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA.
> 
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