(1) Bright Ejakporvi has over 5 years of experience in public health projects in Nigeria, including work with the European Union, IPPF, and Action Health Incorporated. (2) He has held roles in quality assurance, technical support, and project coordination for organizations like Clearline International Limited and Indomitable Youths Organization. (3) His experience also includes medical roles such as resident doctor, medical officer, and house officer at various hospitals in Nigeria.
Purpose: According to the World Health Organisation, 10% to 15% of the population of every developing country lives with disability. This amounts to about 2.4 - 3.6 million Ghanaians with disability. Since their contribution is
important for the development of the country, this study aimed to assess the financial access to healthcare among persons with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, involving administration of a semi structured questionnaire, was conducted among persons with all kinds of disabilities (physically challenged, hearing and visually impaired) in the Kumasi
Metropolis. Multi-stage sampling was used to randomly select 255 persons with disabilities from 5 clusters of communities - Oforikrom, Subin, Asewase,
Tafo and Asokwa. Data analysis involved descriptive and analytical statistics at 95% CI using SPSS software version 20.
Results: There were more male than female participants, nearly one-third of them had no formal education and 28.6% were unemployed. The average monthly expenditure on healthcare was GHC 21.46 (USD 6.0) which constituted 9.8% of the respondents’ income. Factors such as age, gender, disability type, education, employment, and whether or not they stayed with family members had significant bearing on the average monthly expenses on healthcare (p<0.05).><0.05). Although about 63.5% of the respondents used the National Health Insurance Scheme as the regular source of payment for healthcare, 94.1% reported that sources of payment did not cover all their expenses and equipment.
Conclusion: Financial access to healthcare remains a major challenge for persons with disabilities. Measures to finance all healthcare expenses of persons with disabilities are urgently needed to improve their acc ess to healthcare.
Ghana: Governing for Quality Improvement in the Context of UHCHFG Project
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was established by an Act of Parliament in 2003 (Act 650) to provide financial risk protection against the cost of health care services for all residents of Ghana. In 2012, the law was revised to address some of the operational challenges in management of the scheme. The object of the Scheme is to attain universal health insurance coverage for residents and those visiting the country.
National objectives for health 2017-2022-kim santos
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Ensuring mothers are provided appropriate antenatal and delivery care, and offering the proper information and services for mothers to time and space their pregnancies are essential to building healthy families. World Vision will describe their work with religious leaders in Garba Tulla, Kenya to help pregnant moms thrive during their childbearing years.
Purpose: According to the World Health Organisation, 10% to 15% of the population of every developing country lives with disability. This amounts to about 2.4 - 3.6 million Ghanaians with disability. Since their contribution is
important for the development of the country, this study aimed to assess the financial access to healthcare among persons with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, involving administration of a semi structured questionnaire, was conducted among persons with all kinds of disabilities (physically challenged, hearing and visually impaired) in the Kumasi
Metropolis. Multi-stage sampling was used to randomly select 255 persons with disabilities from 5 clusters of communities - Oforikrom, Subin, Asewase,
Tafo and Asokwa. Data analysis involved descriptive and analytical statistics at 95% CI using SPSS software version 20.
Results: There were more male than female participants, nearly one-third of them had no formal education and 28.6% were unemployed. The average monthly expenditure on healthcare was GHC 21.46 (USD 6.0) which constituted 9.8% of the respondents’ income. Factors such as age, gender, disability type, education, employment, and whether or not they stayed with family members had significant bearing on the average monthly expenses on healthcare (p<0.05).><0.05). Although about 63.5% of the respondents used the National Health Insurance Scheme as the regular source of payment for healthcare, 94.1% reported that sources of payment did not cover all their expenses and equipment.
Conclusion: Financial access to healthcare remains a major challenge for persons with disabilities. Measures to finance all healthcare expenses of persons with disabilities are urgently needed to improve their acc ess to healthcare.
Ghana: Governing for Quality Improvement in the Context of UHCHFG Project
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was established by an Act of Parliament in 2003 (Act 650) to provide financial risk protection against the cost of health care services for all residents of Ghana. In 2012, the law was revised to address some of the operational challenges in management of the scheme. The object of the Scheme is to attain universal health insurance coverage for residents and those visiting the country.
National objectives for health 2017-2022-kim santos
National objectives for health 2017-2022-National objectives for health 2017-2022-National objectives for health 2017-2022-National objectives for health 2017-2022-National objectives for health 2017-2022-National objectives for health 2017-2022-National objectives for health 2017-2022-National objectives for health 2017-2022-
Ensuring mothers are provided appropriate antenatal and delivery care, and offering the proper information and services for mothers to time and space their pregnancies are essential to building healthy families. World Vision will describe their work with religious leaders in Garba Tulla, Kenya to help pregnant moms thrive during their childbearing years.
SANRU’s partnership with the Ministry of Health to mobilize faith-based networks and serving as a principal recipient of GAVI funds in DR Congo will showcase how faith-based organizations contribute to stronger health systems and supply chains for immunizations.
Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon is a Senior Health Specialist in the World Bank since December 2006.
Prior to the World Bank, he was the Vice-President and Head of the Health Finance Policy Sector of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. In 2005, he was concurrently tasked to help in the strengthening of the Bureau of Food and Drugs.
He is a former Research Associate Professor in the University of the Philippines (UP) -National Institutes of Health. He was a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the UP College of Medicine and a faculty member of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business-Health Unit. He has worked and assisted national and international agencies and has been published locally and internationally.
Medicine financing: NHIS and other financing optionsMeTApresents
'Medicine financing: NHIS and other financing options', presentation by Dr Daniel Kojo Arhinful during MeTA Ghana, CSO & media orientation workshop, 16 April 2009.
Essential Package of Health Services Country Snapshot: GhanaHFG Project
This country snapshot is one in a series of 24 snapshots as part of an activity looking at the Governance Dimensions of Essential Packages of Health Services in the Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Death priority countries. The snapshot explores several important dimensions of the EPHS in the country, such as how government policies contribute to the service coverage, population coverage, and financial coverage of the package. Each country snapshot includes annexes that contain further information about the EPHS.
This presentation was presented online by Dr.Vinothini as a part of PG Seminar Presentation and the full video presentation can be found in official YouTube channel of IAPSM eConnect
Link for the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqR1J9jjCgs
SANRU’s partnership with the Ministry of Health to mobilize faith-based networks and serving as a principal recipient of GAVI funds in DR Congo will showcase how faith-based organizations contribute to stronger health systems and supply chains for immunizations.
Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon is a Senior Health Specialist in the World Bank since December 2006.
Prior to the World Bank, he was the Vice-President and Head of the Health Finance Policy Sector of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. In 2005, he was concurrently tasked to help in the strengthening of the Bureau of Food and Drugs.
He is a former Research Associate Professor in the University of the Philippines (UP) -National Institutes of Health. He was a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the UP College of Medicine and a faculty member of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business-Health Unit. He has worked and assisted national and international agencies and has been published locally and internationally.
Medicine financing: NHIS and other financing optionsMeTApresents
'Medicine financing: NHIS and other financing options', presentation by Dr Daniel Kojo Arhinful during MeTA Ghana, CSO & media orientation workshop, 16 April 2009.
Essential Package of Health Services Country Snapshot: GhanaHFG Project
This country snapshot is one in a series of 24 snapshots as part of an activity looking at the Governance Dimensions of Essential Packages of Health Services in the Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Death priority countries. The snapshot explores several important dimensions of the EPHS in the country, such as how government policies contribute to the service coverage, population coverage, and financial coverage of the package. Each country snapshot includes annexes that contain further information about the EPHS.
This presentation was presented online by Dr.Vinothini as a part of PG Seminar Presentation and the full video presentation can be found in official YouTube channel of IAPSM eConnect
Link for the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqR1J9jjCgs
When it comes to starting a new online store, there are a lot of things to consider when you choose an e-commerce platform. One of the most important daunting tasks is which platform to use to power your e-commerce site. So we have tried to compare between both platforms in terms of costing, product and product features.
במקום קסום ומלא אהבה הממוקם במבנה מיוחד ואינטימי בחמימות משפחתית באווירה של שלווה ורוגע, עיצוב אישי ואקסקלוסיבי של שמלות כלה מושלמות עד לפרט האחרון, יחס אישי וצמוד לאורך התהליך כולו יתאימו ע"פ: אופיה, נתוניה וטעמה האישי של הכלה, אימג' סטודיו האלטרנטיבה המושלמת למי שלא רוצה לשלם יקר בשביל איכות, כמו כן במקום תקבלי …
This presentation deals with advent of NRHM, backdrop of public health scenario prior to NRHM & discusses in details vision & core strategy of NRHM. It focuses on different schemes related to maternal & child health under NRHM with special reference to Maharashtra.
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Oniovokukor Bright Resume
1. Oniovokukor Bright Ejakporvi
7 Oboh Street, Off Edigin street, Upper Owina, Benin City, Edo State. P. O. Box 6589 Benin City, Edo
State.
sirniovo@gmail.com, sirniovo2000@yahoo.com +234 8052735427, +234 8028891193, +2348068054561
Results oriented with sound and demonstrated skills in ensuring planned objectives satisfaction with
over 5years of experience. Adept in providing technical assistance, continuous education and
supportive supervision for planned activities. Geared towards continuous improvement on activities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technical support
• Training program for health care provider.
• Build institutional capacity of health care providers.
• Provides monitoring and evaluation activities in accordance to set indicators, goals and objectives.
• Prepare proposals and defense.
• Prepare reports using Microsoft word, excel, power points.
• Inspection of health care facility for quality service provision.
Organization and coordination
• Coordinates, plan and implement programs.
• Organize relevant project meetings, Sensitization, awareness seminars, trainings and
workshops
Project portfolio management
• European Union Micro Project in Six states of Niger Delta (EU-MPP6) project for community
mobilization for mircoproject implementation. With over 15 projects implemented across rural
communities in Edo state.
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) project for Advocacy to increase access to
adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) in Edo State, Nigeria.
• Promoting Young People’s Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services in
Edo States project by Action Health Incorporated (AHI) with support from the TY Danjuma
Foundation.
• Sensitization and Social Mobilization on malaria prevention, treatment and use of Long Lasting
Insecticide Treated Nets by ACOMIN supported by Global fund.
• Coordinator, Indomitable Youths Organization-Nigerian Bottling Company-Ughelli Youth
Empowerment Program
• Coordinator, Civil Society on HIV & AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN), Edo State Chapter
• Member, Technical Working on Orphan & Vulnerable Children (OVC) coordinated by Ministry of
Women Affairs & Social Development and SMILE
Clearline International Limited, Health Maintenance organization (HMO). 2008 – date
• Manager, Quality Assurance Department (2015 to date)
• State Bureau Chief, Quality Assurance Department (2012 to date)
• Assistant Manager , Quality Assurance Department (2010 - 2012)
• Senior Officer , Quality Assurance Department (2008 - 2010)
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SUMMARY
WORK EXPERIENCE
2. Activities/responsibilities:
Occupational Health & Safety (OHS):
• Consultation at industrial clinics, Resident Doctor, In-House Clinic, Nigeria Bottling Company
(NBC) Benin plant.
• Member NBC Quality, Environmental, Occupational, Safety & Health Safety (QEOSH) committee;
• Organizing & Coordinating the Pre-employment, routine medical examination, Bi-annual Food
handlers test, Annual Drivers test, Sighters test, VCCT and referrals etc;
• Organizing & coordinating Health/Fitness awareness programs;
• Member, NBC Emergency Response Team (ERT) and First Aid activities.
• Overseeing the Clearline International Limited (Benin Regional Office) activities covering Edo,
Delta and part of Anambra states including routine inspection visit to Health Care providers within
the region;
• Collation, analysis & reporting monthly (Medically treated & Accident cases) data.
• Hazard Identification/Risk assessments and Risk management
• Accident investigation and incident management and crisis resolution.
• Policy development and review
• Induction and training
• Safety and environmental auditing
Quality Assurance
• Hospital visit and facility tour to ensure standard are maintained.
• Case investigation and partial vetting of bills.
• Claims Supervision, Verification of admissions / questionable claims
• Liaison between providers & enrollees,
• Participating in clients’ health-related programs, health education, among others
• Organizing interactive forum with healthcare providers to discuss treatment protocols, updates on
inclusions and exclusions under the scheme and all areas of challenges, generally.
• Formulation and implementation of preventive care programs in the companies that have signed on,
with emphasis on the peculiarities of each particular company.
• Organizing Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meetings between enrollees, providers and my
organization to discuss challenges to the scheme and fine-tune care.
• Organizing health week seminars on prevailing health issues like the relationship between STD,
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Malaria, Hypertension and stress amongst others.
• Utilization Management
• Case management, vetting of bills, verification of claims.
• Medical audit (usually concurrent and retrospective reviews of patients)
• Managing the network of providers (which involves culling of the network, upgrading the network
via hospital inspections and approvals, sanctioning difficult providers.)
• Promotion of preventive health care amongst clientele (giving health talks in companies,
organization of comprehensive medical screening).
• General administrative duties.
• Ensuring quality of care via continuous provider education and quality control in medical care.
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3. Landmark achievement: Apart from making Clearline a house hold name with dignity and respect,
the care providers help to do marketing of clients on my behalf based on the prompt response of
attending to their issues. I have been able to develop a model of using quality service as a marketing
too. Ability to create the HMO awareness across many group; though the pressure is high the
experience is worth it
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Medical Officer (Locum), Cici-Gyde Medical Centre, Benin City. November 2007-2009
- General duty medical officer
Medical Officer Igbinobaro Medical Centre, Benin City. October 2007 to August 2008.
- General duty medical officer
National Youth Service Corps 2006- 2007
- Primary assignment, Nigerian Navy Finance & Logistic School (NNFLS), Owerrinta, Isiala-
Ngwa South L.G.A, Abia State.
- Medical Officer NNFLS Sick Bay, duties include day to day running of the clinic, coordinator of
public health monitoring & evaluation team in the Naval base etc.
- Coordinator of Owerrinta axis of NYSC members on Advocacy visits, Community mobilization,
HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections prevention, public health awareness campaign as
well as environmental conservation & sanitation.
- Resource Person, lectures such as Awareness about HIV /AIDS, Hypertension, Relevance of blood
Investigation etc.
- Instructor, First Aids & Military job health related hazards.
- Liaison Officer of NNFLS and South-East zone of the National Blood Transfusion Services with
the duties of mobilizing and educating military personnel on issues bothering on blood donation
and transfusion.
- Trained Peer Educator Trainer, NYSC orientation camp Abia State, 2006.
House Officer, University of Benin Teaching Hospital 2005-2006
- Worked as a general duty medical officer.
Indomitable Youth Organization 2000– Date
Project Director & Member Board of Trustees, Indomitable Youths Organization (IYO):
A youth-focused NGO with the sole aim of working Towards a Better Nation by fighting against
the social ills in the society) with the duties of drawing up programs and generating projects geared
towards achieving the set aims and objectives of the organization. During this period had
opportunity to work with Women Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC), Lift Above
Poverty Organization (LAPO), among others.
Achievements:
- Successful implementation of various projects under the EU-MPP6 (2005 -2008)
- Involved in the activities that brought CSACEFA to recognition in Edo state (2007)
- Set up a Youths Empowerment Centre, (2008)
- Successful implementation of a project sponsored by International Planned Parenthood Federation
on Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health (2010).
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Volunteer Experience
4. - Increased awareness on the use of Long-lasting Insecticide Treated nets (LLIN) in various
communities in Edo state under the sponsorship of Association of Civil Society Organizations in
Malaria control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) since 2010.
- Successful implementation of a project titled: Promoting Young People’s Access to Sexual and
Reproductive Health Information funded by Action Health International (AHI) in 2011
- Various proposals/concepts development activities for civil society organization (CSOs)
comprising CBOs, NGOs, professional associations and networks. Proposal team leader,
coordinator, technical writer and reviewer for various infections/diseases (HIV, SRH, Malaria and
Tuberculosis), capacity building, ICTs (2005 –date)
- Monitoring & Evaluation and report writing on activities.
- Community mobilization and development, partnered with EU-MPP6 in implementing various
projects cutting across health, income generating, water & sanitation; 2005 to 2008.
Others Volunteering:
- Edo State Coordinator, Civil Society on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN), Edo State; 2014 till
date.
- Member, Civil Society on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN), Edo State courtesy Indomitable
Youths Organization, 2002 till date
- Member Nigerian Network on Population and Reproductive Health (NiNPREH), courtesy
Indomitable Youths Organization, 2002 till date.
- Member, Conference of Non Governmental Organizations (CONGOS).
Nigerian Bottling company (NBC) Limited Benin Plant
- Community outreach program such as “Back to School program”; Community Clean up etc
HIGHLIGHTS OF OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Trainer - Training hospital on how to use quality service as a marketing tool
EDUCATION
MPH (in view), University of Benin Edo State Nigeria,
MBBS, College of Medicine, University of Benin, Edo State Nigeria, 2005
Senior School Certificate, Immaculate Conception College, Benin City, Edo State Nigeria, 1995
INFORMAL TRAININGS
Care and Support of PLWHAs organized by FAHPAC in 2002.
European Union –Micro Project Programme in six Niger Delta state (EU-MPP6) Financial
Management and Accounting Format Training, 2005.
EU-MPP6 Participatory Rural Appraisal / Participatory Learning and Action (PRA/PLA) Training,
2005.
Trained Facilitator, Clinical Care for Sexual Assault Survivors, 2008
Critical Response & Rescue Initiative (CRRI), 2009.
Training in planning, budgeting and expenditure tracking for PMTCT & Pediatric ART services by
UNICEF, 2009.
Appreciable skill and knowledge in the use of computer (Microsoft word, excel, power point, web
surfing) and recently developing skill in Epil info & SPSS application.
Appreciable skill in human relationship and human management with high degree of tolerance.
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5. Introduction to Quality Management (2013) Quality Gurus.
Introduction to Six Sigma (2013) Quality Gurus.
Internal Auditor Course (2013) Quality Gurus.
TY Danjuma Foundation Grantee Training (2013)
Good Clinical Practice Course, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), 2011; 2014
Quality Improvement Training, University Research Council (URC)/SMILE (2014)
Budget Analysis, Monitoring And Advocacy Training Organized By ACTIONAID/SMILE , 2015
PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
• Increase access to adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) in Edo State Nigeria: IYO
experience: Abstract submitted for oral presentation during the upcoming 16th International
Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa (ICASA) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: December 4 – 8, 2011
• Gender and ICT: A case study of Women experience in Benin City, Southern Nigeria. Oral
presentation at the 2nd International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training,
Nairobi, Kenya: May 28–30, 2007
• Women’s Access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in an urban area of Edo
State, Nigeria. Oral presentation and then discussion at the International Conference “Impact of
Global Issues on Women and Children” Dhaka, Bangladesh: February 12-16, 2006
• Women’s Access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria. Olukunle
Daramola and Bright Oniovokukor. Paper published in an Encyclopedia of Gender and Information
Technology Edited by Eileen Trauth: May 2006
GENERAL
LANGUAGES: English, Bini and Urhobo
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Software: SPSS, Epi-Info, MS Office Word, MS Office Excel, MS Office PowerPoint,
• Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 2010, Windows 2007, Windows 2003, Windows 98
REFEREES
1. Mr. Armstrong Idaho
Human Resources Manager
Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, Benin Plant.
Tel: 08070792581; 08023412850
2. Dr. E.P Gharoro
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)
Benin City, Edo State. Tel: 08066858839
3. Dr Anthony Osawe
Senior Lecturer, CSDS
Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma
Edo State. Tel: 08054009564
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6. Introduction to Quality Management (2013) Quality Gurus.
Introduction to Six Sigma (2013) Quality Gurus.
Internal Auditor Course (2013) Quality Gurus.
TY Danjuma Foundation Grantee Training (2013)
Good Clinical Practice Course, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), 2011; 2014
Quality Improvement Training, University Research Council (URC)/SMILE (2014)
Budget Analysis, Monitoring And Advocacy Training Organized By ACTIONAID/SMILE , 2015
PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
• Increase access to adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) in Edo State Nigeria: IYO
experience: Abstract submitted for oral presentation during the upcoming 16th International
Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa (ICASA) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: December 4 – 8, 2011
• Gender and ICT: A case study of Women experience in Benin City, Southern Nigeria. Oral
presentation at the 2nd International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training,
Nairobi, Kenya: May 28–30, 2007
• Women’s Access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in an urban area of Edo
State, Nigeria. Oral presentation and then discussion at the International Conference “Impact of
Global Issues on Women and Children” Dhaka, Bangladesh: February 12-16, 2006
• Women’s Access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria. Olukunle
Daramola and Bright Oniovokukor. Paper published in an Encyclopedia of Gender and Information
Technology Edited by Eileen Trauth: May 2006
GENERAL
LANGUAGES: English, Bini and Urhobo
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Software: SPSS, Epi-Info, MS Office Word, MS Office Excel, MS Office PowerPoint,
• Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 2010, Windows 2007, Windows 2003, Windows 98
REFEREES
1. Mr. Armstrong Idaho
Human Resources Manager
Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, Benin Plant.
Tel: 08070792581; 08023412850
2. Dr. E.P Gharoro
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)
Benin City, Edo State. Tel: 08066858839
3. Dr Anthony Osawe
Senior Lecturer, CSDS
Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma
Edo State. Tel: 08054009564
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