Text of the Address by His Excellency, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, CON
Governor, Ekiti State, & Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum
titled: THE ROLE OF NIGERIA’S STATE GOVERNMENTS IN RECOVERY: RESPONSES TO COVID-19 LINKED CHALLENGES at Chatham House Event, London, UK
A new health and development paradigm post-2015: grounded in human rightsLisa Hallgarten
Marge Berer, Editor of RHM, presentation at meeting
Divided we stand? Universal health coverage and the unfinished agenda of the health MDGs
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp February 11th 2014
Overview of Community Based Health Insurance LessonsHFG Project
Presentation during the Institutionalizing Community Health Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 28th, 2017. This presentation gives an overview of Community-based Health Insurance (CBHI), and explores country experiences and lessons with CBHI in Rwanda, Ghana, and Senegal.
Abstract
Conflicts and protracted crises have resulted in a sharp rise in the number of Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Displaced persons not only face physical threats in such
circumstances of forced migration, but are also confronted with the challenge of economic
survival. In this context, Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) becomes an increasingly
important tool in humanitarian response and poverty reduction. In recent years, Nigeria has
deemed it necessary to embrace cash transfers as social protection instruments to tackle poverty
and vulnerability. This study examined the implementation of the CCT programme in Benue
State, Nigeria. The vulnerability theory was used as the theoretical underpinning of the study.
The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches to carry out in-
depth investigation. Survey and documentary sources were used for data collection, while
descriptive statistics and content analysis were used for data analysis. The data analyzed
revealed that the CCT Programme as presently implemented in Benue State covered the poor
and vulnerable, but did not extend to the large IDP population. It also established that IDPs in
Benue State were supportive of in-kind assistance, but indicated the need for a combination of
in-kind and cash assistance. The study recommended that in extending the CCT programme to
IDPs in Benue State, strategies such as establishment of a robust programming framework;
strong Measurement and Evaluation (M&E) mechanisms; and training to help beneficiaries
utilize from provided assistance, among others, should be adopted to maximize benefits and
mitigate possible risks associated with the programme.
A new health and development paradigm post-2015: grounded in human rightsLisa Hallgarten
Marge Berer, Editor of RHM, presentation at meeting
Divided we stand? Universal health coverage and the unfinished agenda of the health MDGs
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp February 11th 2014
Overview of Community Based Health Insurance LessonsHFG Project
Presentation during the Institutionalizing Community Health Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 28th, 2017. This presentation gives an overview of Community-based Health Insurance (CBHI), and explores country experiences and lessons with CBHI in Rwanda, Ghana, and Senegal.
Abstract
Conflicts and protracted crises have resulted in a sharp rise in the number of Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Displaced persons not only face physical threats in such
circumstances of forced migration, but are also confronted with the challenge of economic
survival. In this context, Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) becomes an increasingly
important tool in humanitarian response and poverty reduction. In recent years, Nigeria has
deemed it necessary to embrace cash transfers as social protection instruments to tackle poverty
and vulnerability. This study examined the implementation of the CCT programme in Benue
State, Nigeria. The vulnerability theory was used as the theoretical underpinning of the study.
The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches to carry out in-
depth investigation. Survey and documentary sources were used for data collection, while
descriptive statistics and content analysis were used for data analysis. The data analyzed
revealed that the CCT Programme as presently implemented in Benue State covered the poor
and vulnerable, but did not extend to the large IDP population. It also established that IDPs in
Benue State were supportive of in-kind assistance, but indicated the need for a combination of
in-kind and cash assistance. The study recommended that in extending the CCT programme to
IDPs in Benue State, strategies such as establishment of a robust programming framework;
strong Measurement and Evaluation (M&E) mechanisms; and training to help beneficiaries
utilize from provided assistance, among others, should be adopted to maximize benefits and
mitigate possible risks associated with the programme.
"Looking Ahead" Post-Ebola Strategy in West Africa is the first in a series of planned webinars, where we invite knowledgeable individuals and participants to join the post-Ebola strategy in West Africa discussion.
During the webinars, experts from different backgrounds, will outline their view on the Ebola Crisis and most importantly, share their vision on what needs to be done now, and post-Ebola, to ensure aversion of further political and economic disturbances.
The fast spread of the Ebola virus has major consequences on the African countries it has hit the hardest: Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Besides the death tolls and associate losses, the countries are also facing great danger because of the economic consequences the virus carries.
Sierra Leone and Liberia, two of the most hit countries, have both recently come out of more than a decade of gruesome civil wars and the set back of the disease does not help with the stabilization of the economies. Their democracies are fragile and the deprivation from the Ebola crisis could be a trigger for political disruption.
The youth played a major role in those conflicts as a result of economic and social marginalization. Without a post-Ebola strategy to ensure the youth a future of economic and social stability, there may be unforeseeable instabilities.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZER:
Twenty-First Century African Youth Movement, (AYM) empowers and mobilizes Africa’s youth through employment. The AYM is dedicated to developing new and exciting enterprise opportunities for young people in Sierra Leone, to help provide young people with the confidence, power and skills they need to get themselves into employment and out of poverty.
Mobilizing Africa’s unemployed and underemployed youth is the key to the continent’s economic growth and stability. AYM works to mobilize marginalized youth through education, training, and employment, creating entrepreneurial opportunities to help move communities away from poverty, disease, and hunger. AYM aims to establish personal empowerment and community resilience by energizing the continent’s youth population, its most critical resource in the reversal of social and economic stagnation.
For more information, visit:
http://www.aym-inc.org/ebola-looking-ahead/.
AYM’s call for action:
Dr David J Baumler’s AYM Pepper Challenge: http://youtu.be/iU1Ot60mT7I
Health financing within the overall health systemHFG Project
Presented during Day One of the 2016 Nigeria Health Care Financing Training Workshop. Presented by Prof. Tanimola Akande and Dr. Francis Ukwuije. More: https://www.hfgproject.org/hcf-training-nigeria
Options for Developing a Collective Payment System and Co-payment Mechanism f...HFG Project
What follows is a draft proposal submitted by Health Finance & Governance (HFG) to local partners to present policy options for centralized reimbursement and co-payment. In this way, HFG provides much needed technical support to the Ministry of Health and other government agencies in Vietnam. Furthermore, this proposal illustrates the means by which HFG, through the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI), is facilitating domestic revenue generation and strengthening public financial management in support of HIV/AIDS treatment and care.
Universal Health Care: Perceptions, Values, and IssuesRenzo Guinto
From the workshop "Universal Health Care: The First Step to Global Health Equity" held last August 5-9, 2012 in Mumbai, India during the 61st General Assembly March Meeting of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA). Brought to you by the IFMSA Global Health Equity Initiative (http://www.ifmsa.org/Activities/Initiatives/The-IFMSA-Global-Health-Equity-Initiative).
For more information about the workshop, visit http://www.scribd.com/doc/193822108/Universal-Health-Care-PreGA-Program
Towards Establishing Fiscal Legitimacy Through Settled Fiscal Principles in G...Lyla Latif
Rights require resources. We cannot effectively speak of the right to health and its progressive realisation when governments do not utilise to the maximum the resources available to them and do not adequately budget for this right.
The preliminary plan_of_long-term_care_insurancenobisyu
According to our estimation, the number of disability and dementia was about 396,937 in 2008 in Taiwan. As the population aging, the disability population will increase. It is estimated to reach 811,971 in 2028.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) had estimated the financial burden of medical and long-term care of member states in 2006. It found that the average ratio of health and long-term care expenditure to GDP will be from 6.7% in 2005 to 12.8% in 2050 in demographic ageing situation.
Government for Informed Citizens Tinadamnyire Kabondoicgfmconference
“Government for Informed Citizens”
Ernesto Saboia, President, State of Accounts, Northern Brazil
Nandala Mafabi Nathan, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Parliament of Uganda
Tindamanyire Kabondo Gaudioso, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Uganda
Vivek Ramkumar, Manager, International Budget Partnership, Open Budget Initiative
In this session, participants will hear from different country specialists on what they are
doing to make government more transparent and to help citizens become more actively
involved in understanding the actions of government.
How do we keep citizens informed and restore their confidence?
How do we help citizens to understand the financial commitments, the
consequences and how they and their community will benefit overall?
What new media may be employed to promote citizen communications?
Presented at “Financial Protection and Improved Access to Health Care: Peer-to-Peer Learning Workshop Finding Solutions to Common Challenges” in Accra, Ghana, February 2016. To learn more, visit: https://www.hfgproject.org/ghana-uhc-workshop
Handouts on Rapid Analysis of Innovation Response to Covid-19 Pandemic in Nig...KTN
In January 2020, the World Health Organization confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster in Wuhan, China. Since then, the virus has spread all over the world and the year 2020 has become synonymous with this spread and the global response to it.
Africa has not been spared, with the continent recording its first case in February 2020. This global pandemic has continued its devastation in Africa. By the end of June 2020, the situation in our three focus countries were as follows: Kenya (over 6,000 cases and 144 deaths), Nigeria (over 25,000 cases and over 570 deaths) and South Africa (over 150,000 cases and more than 2,650 deaths). This has led to many within the national innovation ecosystems in the three countries to look for ways to address the impacts of the pandemic.
In order to track the impact of the pandemic, AfriLabs and the KTN Global Alliance worked together to deliver a rapid analysis of innovation response to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, with focus on Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The aim of the analysis was to inform the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the KTN Global Alliance on how to render effective support to innovation systems in Africa to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as to provide lessons and best practices to strengthen the innovation response to future crises.
"Looking Ahead" Post-Ebola Strategy in West Africa is the first in a series of planned webinars, where we invite knowledgeable individuals and participants to join the post-Ebola strategy in West Africa discussion.
During the webinars, experts from different backgrounds, will outline their view on the Ebola Crisis and most importantly, share their vision on what needs to be done now, and post-Ebola, to ensure aversion of further political and economic disturbances.
The fast spread of the Ebola virus has major consequences on the African countries it has hit the hardest: Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Besides the death tolls and associate losses, the countries are also facing great danger because of the economic consequences the virus carries.
Sierra Leone and Liberia, two of the most hit countries, have both recently come out of more than a decade of gruesome civil wars and the set back of the disease does not help with the stabilization of the economies. Their democracies are fragile and the deprivation from the Ebola crisis could be a trigger for political disruption.
The youth played a major role in those conflicts as a result of economic and social marginalization. Without a post-Ebola strategy to ensure the youth a future of economic and social stability, there may be unforeseeable instabilities.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZER:
Twenty-First Century African Youth Movement, (AYM) empowers and mobilizes Africa’s youth through employment. The AYM is dedicated to developing new and exciting enterprise opportunities for young people in Sierra Leone, to help provide young people with the confidence, power and skills they need to get themselves into employment and out of poverty.
Mobilizing Africa’s unemployed and underemployed youth is the key to the continent’s economic growth and stability. AYM works to mobilize marginalized youth through education, training, and employment, creating entrepreneurial opportunities to help move communities away from poverty, disease, and hunger. AYM aims to establish personal empowerment and community resilience by energizing the continent’s youth population, its most critical resource in the reversal of social and economic stagnation.
For more information, visit:
http://www.aym-inc.org/ebola-looking-ahead/.
AYM’s call for action:
Dr David J Baumler’s AYM Pepper Challenge: http://youtu.be/iU1Ot60mT7I
Health financing within the overall health systemHFG Project
Presented during Day One of the 2016 Nigeria Health Care Financing Training Workshop. Presented by Prof. Tanimola Akande and Dr. Francis Ukwuije. More: https://www.hfgproject.org/hcf-training-nigeria
Options for Developing a Collective Payment System and Co-payment Mechanism f...HFG Project
What follows is a draft proposal submitted by Health Finance & Governance (HFG) to local partners to present policy options for centralized reimbursement and co-payment. In this way, HFG provides much needed technical support to the Ministry of Health and other government agencies in Vietnam. Furthermore, this proposal illustrates the means by which HFG, through the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI), is facilitating domestic revenue generation and strengthening public financial management in support of HIV/AIDS treatment and care.
Universal Health Care: Perceptions, Values, and IssuesRenzo Guinto
From the workshop "Universal Health Care: The First Step to Global Health Equity" held last August 5-9, 2012 in Mumbai, India during the 61st General Assembly March Meeting of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA). Brought to you by the IFMSA Global Health Equity Initiative (http://www.ifmsa.org/Activities/Initiatives/The-IFMSA-Global-Health-Equity-Initiative).
For more information about the workshop, visit http://www.scribd.com/doc/193822108/Universal-Health-Care-PreGA-Program
Towards Establishing Fiscal Legitimacy Through Settled Fiscal Principles in G...Lyla Latif
Rights require resources. We cannot effectively speak of the right to health and its progressive realisation when governments do not utilise to the maximum the resources available to them and do not adequately budget for this right.
The preliminary plan_of_long-term_care_insurancenobisyu
According to our estimation, the number of disability and dementia was about 396,937 in 2008 in Taiwan. As the population aging, the disability population will increase. It is estimated to reach 811,971 in 2028.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) had estimated the financial burden of medical and long-term care of member states in 2006. It found that the average ratio of health and long-term care expenditure to GDP will be from 6.7% in 2005 to 12.8% in 2050 in demographic ageing situation.
Government for Informed Citizens Tinadamnyire Kabondoicgfmconference
“Government for Informed Citizens”
Ernesto Saboia, President, State of Accounts, Northern Brazil
Nandala Mafabi Nathan, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Parliament of Uganda
Tindamanyire Kabondo Gaudioso, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Uganda
Vivek Ramkumar, Manager, International Budget Partnership, Open Budget Initiative
In this session, participants will hear from different country specialists on what they are
doing to make government more transparent and to help citizens become more actively
involved in understanding the actions of government.
How do we keep citizens informed and restore their confidence?
How do we help citizens to understand the financial commitments, the
consequences and how they and their community will benefit overall?
What new media may be employed to promote citizen communications?
Presented at “Financial Protection and Improved Access to Health Care: Peer-to-Peer Learning Workshop Finding Solutions to Common Challenges” in Accra, Ghana, February 2016. To learn more, visit: https://www.hfgproject.org/ghana-uhc-workshop
Handouts on Rapid Analysis of Innovation Response to Covid-19 Pandemic in Nig...KTN
In January 2020, the World Health Organization confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster in Wuhan, China. Since then, the virus has spread all over the world and the year 2020 has become synonymous with this spread and the global response to it.
Africa has not been spared, with the continent recording its first case in February 2020. This global pandemic has continued its devastation in Africa. By the end of June 2020, the situation in our three focus countries were as follows: Kenya (over 6,000 cases and 144 deaths), Nigeria (over 25,000 cases and over 570 deaths) and South Africa (over 150,000 cases and more than 2,650 deaths). This has led to many within the national innovation ecosystems in the three countries to look for ways to address the impacts of the pandemic.
In order to track the impact of the pandemic, AfriLabs and the KTN Global Alliance worked together to deliver a rapid analysis of innovation response to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, with focus on Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The aim of the analysis was to inform the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the KTN Global Alliance on how to render effective support to innovation systems in Africa to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as to provide lessons and best practices to strengthen the innovation response to future crises.
Linda Yanti Sulistiawati "Covid19 response in Indonesia" - Second GPN Global...GLOBAL PANDEMIC NETWORK
Second GPN Global Webinar "COVID-19. SUPERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RESPONSES. BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH COMPARISON OF EXPERIENCES" - March 5th 2021
Professor Linda Yanti Sulistiawati "Covid19 response in Indonesia"
GPN: https://www.globalpandemicnetwork.org/
Official GPN webinar web page:https://www.globalpandemicnetwork.org/news_events/webinar-5th-march-2021/
The covid 19 crisis in nepal coping crackdown challengesNdrc Nepal
NDRC Nepal brings "The COVID-19 Crisis in Nepal: Coping Crackdown Challenges" issue 3, an occasional papers series on COOVID19 response in Nepal.
This study was carried out by Dr. Dhruba Gautam, Senior Research Fellow at National Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (NDRC) Nepal which had four interconnected objectives: (i) to assess existing policy provisions for relief management and distribution, (ii) to identify existing relief distribution mechanisms, (iii) to identify major gaps and challenges, and (iv) explore next steps and make recommendations. For secondary information, the study reviewed published documents, including government policies at the national and global levels, whereas primary information was gathered through virtual interviews and conferences with key informants in all provincial governments and in a few local governments. Among the mechanisms governments use to manage relief distribution are the management of relief funds, the selection of needy families, the development and distribution of relief packages, the adoption of a one-door policy, and the application of existing legal provisions. This study also explored gaps in these mechanisms and challenges faced during the relief management thoroughly. Some issues that raised questions included the criteria for selection and even the use of a targeted approach in principle and challenges included the procurement of relief materials and their quality and quantity as well as data management and monitoring. Once the data was on the table, this study made several key recommendations to each of the three tiers of Nepal’s government about how to systematize relief management now as well as how to carry over good practices into the future.
Mobilizing Domestic Financial Resources for HIV/AIDS - State Level Experience...HFG Project
Authors: Olalekan Obademi, John Osika, Abimbola Kola-Jebutu, Busi Langa, Irene Aniyom
Poster presented at the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 28-December 4, 2015.
Being Text of the Address by:
His Excellency
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, CON
Governor of Ekiti State
On the
Covid-19 Incidence in Ekiti State
March 20, 2020 Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Text of the State Address on COVID-19 Response (6) by His Excellency, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, CON, Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Updates on the COVID-19 Ekiti State Response Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
Kenya Mobilizing financial resources needed for health in the SDG eraDeepak Mattur
- In 2015 the UN General Assembly formally accepted a new set of 17 measurable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ranging from ending world poverty to achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls by 2030. The SDG target 3 encompasses 9 sub targets focussed on ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all. These goals set by the proposed SDGs are ambitious and challenging. It will not be achieved with a business-as-usual approach.
- ODA in Kenya: In 2013, ODA for Health reached its highest level at US$ 934 million. However, the outlook of future aid to Kenya remains flat.
- The share of government expenditure on health in Kenya has not shown a commensurate increase with its increase in GDP. The share has actually declined from 46% of the Total Health Expenditure in 2000 to 46% in 2000. Government needs to increase its share of health expenditure to meet the rising healthcare demands.
- At current level of health expenditure at US$ 1.9 BN, there exists an annual funding gap of US$ 1.4 BN to meet the needs of Healthcare services.
- Kenya needs to consider several instruments of innovative financing in order to achieve its financing needs for Health. Some of the potential options presented in this digital artefact are raising additional taxes, Debt-swaps and social bonds.
- There is a hope that Kenya will make a paradigm shift in its approach to health financing and the Healthcare financing gap in Kenya will be filled in with additional sources generated through innovative financing instruments.
Ekiti State Government conducted the Debt Sustainability Analysis and Debt Management Strategy (State DSA-DMS) for the year 2021. The DSA analyzes the trends and patterns
of the State’s Public Finance during the period 2016 – 2020, and evaluates the State’s long term debt sustainability between the years from the year 2021 to 2030. The analysis highlights recent trends in the revenue, expenditure, public debt, and the related policies adopted by the State. A Debt Sustainability Assessment was conducted, along with scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate the prospective performance of the State’s
Public Finances.
When received the call from His Excellency, Dr John Kayode Fayemi to join his cabinet as the Com missioner for Health and Human Services in Ekiti State, I considered it a privilege to serve. Having worked in various positions, focusing on health systems reform and health financing at the national level here in Nigeria and in the United Kingdom, I considered the opportunity a chance to bring this know-how home to serve my people in Ekiti State.
A LAW TO ESTABLISH THE EKITI STATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY DISTRESSED PERSONS AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES.
Text of the State Address on the Occasion of 25th Anniversary of Ekiti State Creation by His Excellency, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, CON, Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
The Government of Ekiti State has applied
for financing from the African Development
Bank (AfDB) through the Ekiti State
Development and Investment Promotion
Agency (EKDIPA) toward the cost of the
feasibility study and design of the Ekiti
Special Economic Zone Infrastructure and
intends to apply part of the agreed amount
for this loan to payments under the contract
for feasibility study and a design roadmap.
Text of the Keynote Address by His Excellency, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, CON, Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria titled ENTITLED: TOWARDS A MORE PERFECT UNION Presented at the TOWARDS A VIABLE UNION: NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON REMAKING NIGERIA, ABUJA
Today, August 19, 2021, as we celebrate the #WorldHumanitarianDay, let us recognise the sacrificial commitment, dedication, and efforts of humanitarian personnel, government agencies, and the international community to providing intervention, aid, recovery, and rehabilitation to vulnerable communities.
As a government, we remain committed to improving our human development indices and necessary infrastructure that promotes a healthy, motivated, and socially secured environment where no one is left behind in Ekiti State.
Tag any humanitarian organization or individual you know to celebrate them.
#TheHumanRace
The Local Council Development Areas Implementation Committee
has reviewed steps taken so far by the Government of Ekiti State on the c r e a t i o n o f L o c a l C o u n c i l Development Areas (LCDA) in the State.
HRM Oba Gabriel Ayodele Adejuwon, FCTI, is one of the distinguished Obas in Ekiti State. As a matter of fact, the Onisan Kingdom, has been one of the most revered stools in the earlier Pelupelu Principal Kingdoms in Ekiti State before the advent of colonial rule till this modern day Obaship in Ekiti State.
Ekiti State Joint Local Government Account and Allocation of Revenue (3rd Amendment) Law 2021. No. 1 of 2021. A law to amend the provision for the establishment of Ekiti State Joint Local Government Account and Allocation of funds to Local Government, Ekiti State, Nigeria
A Law to repeal the Ekiti State Audit Law, 2014 and to re-enact a law to provide for the establishment of the Ekiti State Audit Service Commission and the offices of the Auditors-General and for other matters connected therewith.
The re-organization of this Ministry by the incumbent Dr. John Kayode Fayemi’s regime in August, 2020 now christened the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development marked another landmark in the evolutionary trending the Housing and Urban Development sector in Ekiti State.
The re-organization of this Ministry by the incumbent Dr. John Kayode Fayemi’s regime in August, 2020 now christened the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development marked another landmark in the evolutionary trending the Housing and Urban Development sector in Ekiti State.
The re-organization of this Ministry by the incumbent Dr. John Kayode Fayemi’s regime in August, 2020 now christened the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development marked another landmark in the evolutionary trending the Housing and Urban Development sector in Ekiti State.
The re-organization of this Ministry by the incumbent Dr. John Kayode Fayemi’s regime in August, 2020 now christened the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development marked another landmark in the evolutionary trending the Housing and Urban Development sector in Ekiti State.
There are at least 13million out of school children in Nigeria and 60% of them are girls. Even where girls are able to receive an education, there is still a challenge keeping the girls in school.
We, members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), at our meeting held today, deliberated on
several matters of national concern and concluded as follows:
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
THE ROLE OF NIGERIA’S STATE GOVERNMENTS IN RECOVERY: RESPONSES TO COVID-19 LINKED CHALLENGES
1. Text of the Address by
His Excellency
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, CON
Governor, Ekiti State, & Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum
titled:
THE ROLE OF NIGERIA’S STATE GOVERNMENTS IN RECOVERY: RESPONSES TO COVID-19
LINKED CHALLENGES
at
Chatham House Event, London, UK
Tuesday February, 2, 2021
Background –
• The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to the
health and economy of nations, including Nigeria.
• As at today, Nigeria has tested 1.3m persons for COVID-19, with 10%
(131,242) of these confirmed positive.
• Compared with the global and Africa’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 2.2%
and 2.5% respectively, Nigeria has fared better with a CFR of 1.2%.
• Six States (Lagos, FCT, Plateau, Kaduna, Oyo and Rivers) have
contributed 70% of confirmed cases, with Lagos the commercial nerve
of the country contributing about 40% of total burden.
• Data indicates that men appear to be disproportionately affected
accounting for 69% of the confirmed cases. Most cases occur in people
aged 31-40 years.
• Although the impact of the pandemic was relatively mild in the first
wave, the virulence and mortality seen in this second wave appears to
have increased significantly. With increased demands for hospital bed
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2. space and oxygen requirements necessitating an increase in spending
on health services both by federal and state governments.
• On the economic front, the country was only gradually recovering from
the 2015-16 recession before the pandemic struck. So, it was
unsurprising that our GDP contracted by 3.5% in 2020. Given the
impact of the second wave of the pandemic it is unlikely that we see
GDP growth recovery to pre-pandemic levels in 2021.
• These macro-economic challenges coupled with double digit inflation
and falling per capita income have real life implications on lives and
livelihoods and are of concern to us as a government.
• Our primary responsibility as a government now focuses on minimising
the disruptions to population health and economic growth.
What we have done so far
• Nigeria was very pro-active in handling the first wave and continues to
remain so. Prior to the confirmation of the first case on the 27th of
February 2020, the country actively monitored events around the world,
with a public health advisory published by the Nigerian Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC) a month before the first confirmed case in the
country.
• A presidential task force was established to coordinate multi-sectoral
response to the pandemic while a public health emergency operation
centre was established under the NCDC.
• In March 2020, the country’s airports were closed with the exception of
essential flights and inter-state movements restricted in order to
minimise the spread of the virus.
• On the health front, about $20m was made available to support the
Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) at the outset to scale its
capacity to adequately respond to emerging issues.
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3. • The private sector in Nigeria harnessed their strengths to establish the
Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), which launched in March 2020
to support the Government’s control efforts.
• Raising more than $75m, CACOVID has provided medical supplies and
equipment, tests, isolation and treatment centres for individuals with
COVID-19. In addition, under its food relief program, essential food
materials were donated to vulnerable persons across all States to
cushion the effect of the lockdown.
• States also followed suit, responding to the pandemic by addressing the
health and economic impact. In Ekiti for instance, COVID-19 taskforce
was established as early as March 2020 and prior to the detection of the
first case in our State. Eminent citizens of the State under the Rapid
Response Mobilisation Committee (RRMC) have helped raise about $3m
and deployed same to fund some of the critical infrastructural and social
needs to support the State’s fight against the pandemic.
• As a State government, recognising the impact of the shocks created by
the pandemic on our revenues, in 2020, we revised our budget mid-year
with capital expenditure for a number of budget lines re-prioritised to
enable us channel resources to health and socio-welfare for the
vulnerable. Renumerations for top government functionaries were also
reduced by 50%.
• In my capacity as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, we
quickly developed a communications and collaboration plan for all State
Governors. We recognised early on that no state is Nigeria is safe, until
every state is safe. We have met regularly with the NCDC since the
beginning of the pandemic, we set up internal committees within the
Forum to ensure engagement across various sectors of the response.
Our voices as State Governors is very important, especially when
thinking about social challenges like stigma and vaccine hesitancy. We
have continued to participate in risk communications activities, to
address these challenges and more. We have put out regular press
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4. statements, and in our states, funded grassroot risk communications
and community mobilisation.
Current response
• Our strategy as a nation can be grouped into 3 thematic areas –
Prevention, Treatment and Economic.
• On prevention, we continue to communicate and inform the public on
the need to adhere to safety protocols and provide the necessary
information to improve awareness about the disease. Both at Federal
and State levels, messages to increase awareness about the pandemic,
safety protocols to be taken and how/where to get treated are constantly
published on print and electronic media.
• We recognise that as with many other countries, we are battling an
infodemic alongside the pandemic. A critical component of risk
communications activities has been the development of information
education communication (IEC) materials based on the evolving
situation and social media chatter. Materials were developed at the
national level and adapted by states, to local needs and languages.
• We are also on the offensive with respect to ensuring people comply
with the safety protocols in place. Only last week, Mr President signed
the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations, which provided guidance
on gatherings, operations in public places, mandatory compliance with
treatment protocols, penalties and enforcement.
• When Nigeria reported its first case in late February 2020, only four
laboratories in the country could test for COVID-19. By October 2020,
testing capacity had expanded to over 70 laboratories across the 36+1
States. The scale up of laboratory services was important given the size
of the country and the need to rapidly obtain results for suspected
cases.
• As at December 2020, more than 45,000 health workers have been
trained across the country on infection prevention and control measures.
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5. • These preventive actions are important given that a major priority in the
country’s response is to break the chain of transmission individually and
collectively through adherence to public health and social measures.
• Our treatment approach includes adequate care and management of
positive cases. For persons with asymptomatic or mild symptoms, self-
isolation and home-based care is approved if such persons have
completed a risk-assessment by the State Ministry of Health and meet
all requirement.
• In the instance where hospital care is required, isolation centres across
the country are now equipped to handle critical cases. Each State now
has at least one isolation centre, with States like Ekiti, having up to three.
• Also, we are working with the Federal Government to ensure we have
vaccines available in the country. Just last week, the NGF invited
experts to brief Governors on vaccine procurement and administration.
We had a National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, where the National
Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) shared the plans
around vaccines procurement. We expect about 80m doses of vaccines
would be available in 2021 to cover 40% of the population, while
another 60m doses is being planned for 2022. Beyond government’s
procurement of vaccines, we at the NGF are also strong proponents of
the utilisation of public-private partnerships in vaccines procurement as
a means of closing the gap between what is available and what is
necessary to achieve herd immunity.
• As we already know, vaccines themselves are not cost effective, but
rather immunisation is. To ensure people are immunized, State
Governments have a role to play in supporting the logistics and
ensuring people get the vaccines.
• Using the Vaccines Readiness Assessment Tool (ViRAT), I have
encouraged my colleagues to revisit and strengthen their vaccines cold
chain and logistics, step up demand creation and communication and
map out priority persons to receive vaccines amongst other things.
Plans must also be comprehensive enough to address other areas that
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6. could create a logistical nightmare such as storing vaccines, reaching
out and ensuring people come back to receive their second doses. We
have considerable experience on this, having handled polio vaccination
which actually led to the eradication wild polio virus in Nigeria.
• On the economic front, our major priority is to secure livelihoods.
National monetary and fiscal policy reforms must align to support
improvements in household income. Working with the Federal
Government, a number of employment creation programs have been
created and currently being implemented. The Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) has played an important role here and we must commend them.
Intervention funds have been made available with interest rates below
inflation, in the hope that we can stimulate growth of small and medium
scale businesses. Similarly, institutions such as the Bank of Industry and
Bank of Agriculture have also given moratoriums on existing loans to
ease the burden of payment.
Looking forward
• With discoveries of new strains of the virus, it’s too early to predict the
impact. However, we now have about a year’s experience in fighting
this.
• Crises have consequences, often unknown at the outset. In the
aftermath of the second World War, the Bretton Woods institutions were
created to help re-build a shattered economy and promote international
economic cooperation. Like the second world war, the COVID-19
pandemic defines an era.
• As we look forward to recovery from the impact of the COVID 19
pandemic, our approach must shift from emergency response to
strengthening the resilience and sustainability of our health system. We
must task ourselves and rethink existing assumptions and facts around
financing and delivery of health care in a manner that guarantees we
build back better.
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7. • This requires adequate funding of the health sector. We have begun to
advocate for increased investment in health security and public health
emergencies by State Governments. In Ekiti State for example, our
capital budget for health in 2021 increased by 250% above 2020
figures. Our new four-year strategy for the health sector has public
health security as a major priority. At the NGF, we are recommending
that states begin to think about establishing their own Centres for
Disease Control.
• In the medium to long term, we must begin to think strategically about
the future of public health security and therefore explore the potential of
in-country manufacturing of approved vaccines, following technology
transfer. The pandemic is a good reminder of the implications of public
health outbreaks on national security. We must take the leap and gain a
better level of independence, in the area of vaccine research and
development but also science generally.
• Another key point to note is ownership. Public health is not for the health
sector alone as is popularly practiced in countries including Nigeria. The
COVID-19 pandemic is perhaps our biggest lesson around this, as the
pandemic has affected all spheres of the economy. Nigeria now has a
National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) that includes a multi-
sectoral approach to prepare for and respond to disease outbreaks.
Every sector must now contribute to ensuring health security and this is
not limited to the provision of funds alone. Many of the determinants of
health are outside the health sector, and so we must have multi-sectoral
leadership and response to public health emergencies.
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, CON
Governor
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