By Blessing Otobong-Gabriel
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, RNAO, Canada, has launched Best Practice Spotlight Organisation Host and Training of Trainers on Best Practise Guidelines for Nurses.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Daju Kachollom, who made the disclosure at the launch of the organisation, said Nigeria is the first country in Africa to identify with RNAO, becoming the first BPSO designated host.
He emphasised that “this for us is remarkable as we recognise the place of nurses to achieve the mandate of the healthcare system.”
Kachollom explained that the ministry would be responsible for training, mentoring and overseeing nursing services in federal tertiary health institutions, as well as supporting them in the implementation of RNAOs Best Practice Guidelines.
Represented by the Director of Food and Drugs Department in the ministry, Pharmacist Olubunmi Aribeana, the permanent secretary affirmed the immense contributions that best practise guidelines will bring to the nursing profession in the country.
According to a statement by the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Alaba Balogun, “Nurses will be equipped to deliver care that is not only evidence-based, but also culturally sensitive and patient-centred.
She hinted that this approach would undoubtedly contribute to the realisation of the coordinating minister’s four-point health agenda, as well as global sustainable goals.
Kachollom stressed that the Nigerian BPSO initiative will entrench and strengthen the ministry’s agenda for population health outcomes, saying the initiative is a step forward in fostering a healthcare system that prioritises the highest standards of care.
Earlier, the Director of Hospital Services Department ib the ministry, Dr Salaudeen Jimoh said the launching ceremony preceded a four-day training programme of teams from 15 selected federal tertiary health institutions across the six geopolitical zones, as well as a district hospital in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Represented by the Director of Regulatory and Professional Schools, Dr Okpiko Okpako, Jimoh emphasised the core essence of the collaboration as being essential for exchange knowledge, as both countries will learn some cultural peculiarities to caregiving.
