As part of activities to celebrate its April events, the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has released its newsletter, showcasing monumental efforts to further uplift professionals and provide assistance to making the country a better place through trainings and sponsorships among other endeavours.
Below is the detailed newsletter:
Notes from the Executive Vice-Chair
Welcome to the April edition of our newsletter.
This month, in furtherance of our commitment to improving the lives of Africans through increased access to quality primary healthcare, we partnered with the Global Business Coalition for Health to sponsor the Africa-UK Health Summit. The summit brought together stakeholders from Africa and the UK to deliberate on strategies for improving healthcare systems across Africa and to leverage partnerships with the United Kingdom.
As part of our capacity-building efforts for the public sector, we successfully held the AIG Senior Leaders Programme, a training programme specially developed for Federal Permanent Secretaries by the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. The programme helped to prepare the senior civil servants for the upcoming government transition, equipping them with the tools and frameworks to navigate the challenges and opportunities that may arise during this period.
You can read more about these and other updates in this newsletter.
Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede
Executive Vice-Chair
FEATURES
2023 AIG Senior Leaders Programme
The quality of the public sector leadership is a key driver of its performance and so in line with our mission to improve public service delivery, we were delighted to partner with the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, to offer the AIG Senior Leaders Programme to Federal Permanent Secretaries.
The training programme, which was strategically timed to prepare the permanent secretaries for the upcoming administrative transition, allowed participants draw on their collective experience, as well as the expertise of the programme faculty from the University of Oxford, to explore strategies to deepen public sector reforms for increased effectiveness and integrity in government. A key takeaway from the programme was the development of a roadmap to ensure a smooth administrative transition when new government Ministers are appointed.
Sponsorship of The Africa-UK Health Summit
In furtherance of our commitment to improving access to quality primary healthcare, we partnered with the Global Business Coalition for Health (GBCHealth) to sponsor the Africa-UK Health Summit, which held in London on April 24th and 25th. The Africa-UK Health Summit is a prestigious annual event that brings together key stakeholders to facilitate dialogue and partnerships aimed at addressing Africa’s pressing health challenges.
Present at the summit were leaders from diverse sectors including government, academia, non-profit organisations and the private sector. The Summit provided a platform for thought-provoking dialogue, knowledge sharing and strategic planning on a wide range of health-related topics, including AI and data, research and development, health financing, innovation in healthcare delivery and health policy.
Speaking during the summit at a session on “Health Financing and the role of business”, the Chairman of the Foundation, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede stated that the per capita spend of African governments on healthcare was insufficient to address the complex healthcare challenges facing the continent and that the private sector had a major role to play in devising innovative solutions to close this funding gap.
The Foundation Receives Award for its Adoption of 23 Primary Healthcare Centers
During the Africa-UK Health Summit, we received an award from the Private Sector Health Alliance (PSHAN) for our work on the Adopt a Healthcare Facility programme (ADHFP). The ADHFP. seeks to establish one world-class primary healthcare centre in each of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, increasing access to affordable quality primary healthcare across the country. Last year, we announced that we had adopted 23 primary healthcare centres across five states, a N2.3 bn commitment that will equip the healthcare centres with the right equipment, medical staff and drugs to allow for the provision of comprehensive healthcare services in the communities for a 5 year period.
ALUMNI UPDATE
Olubusola Olatunji is a Deputy Director, Town Planning and the Head, Physical Planning Research and Statistics Department at Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, an agency responsible for granting planning permits for the construction of buildings in Lagos State.
Olubusola applied to the 2022 AIG Public Leaders Programme at a point in her career when she needed exposure to platforms for personal and career development. She affirmed that the programme exceeded her expectations.
“It came at a time when I was posted to a department popularly seen as a “Siberia” in my organisation. I felt frustrated and so it was a relief to start the PLP and spend my time resourcefully. The programme is different from any learning experience I have undertaken. I participated in group and class discussions, learning from peers and understanding our similarities. Many of the lessons learnt will help me resolve challenges in the future. I enjoyed the intense and demanding simulations and practical exercises. ´
PLP candidates carry out a capstone project in their organisations, using the learnings they have gained from the programme. Olubusola’s capstone project focused on reforming the data management system of the Physical Planning Research and Statistics Department in Lagos State, which serves as the databank of the Physical Planning Permit Authority. The project digitalised the process of data collection and storage, sorting and batching the files and indexing the information into the software application for Standard Querying Language and converting hardcopy application files and registers dating back to 1945 into softcopies. This was in a bid to prevent the reoccurrence of cases like the wanton destruction of the Micro-Film Storage Facility during the END-SARS civil unrest.
The programme boosted Olubusola’s leadership capacity and equipped her to be the much-needed change agent in her organisation, for the benefit of the public at large.