CO-CREATION WORKSHOP ON HEALTH CARE DELIVERY MODELS ENDS IN BORNO

- The Workshop Targets Conflict-Affected Areas of Cameroon And BAY States in Nigeria 

- Herwa Community Development Initiative Lead Research In Nigeria  

A three-day co-creation workshop on comparing healthcare delivery models in a conflict setting in Cameron and North Eastern Nigeria ends in Borno state, Wednesday 14th June 2023.

The workshop aimed to determine the best models to provide healthcare in a conflict-affected setting and is part of a project that has a Cameroonian-based NGO Reach Out as the lead while HQWWWEIII Io Io Io Ioerwa Community Development Initiative leads the Nigerian side and other partners in the projects including the Ministry of Health, University of  Cambridge, University of Maiduguri and the University of Buea.

Dr. Metuge Alain head of the Health Department Reach Out disclosed that for the project to archived its aim in-depth research was conducted in conflict-affected communities of both countries where the survey was carried out using various reliable survey tools.

IDPs, Host communities, Refugees, Government officials, and Mid and senior humanitarians were interviewed on preferred healthcare delivery models, their quality of delivery, and challenges.

He added this particular workshop held in Nigeria is the second in a series the first was conducted in Cameroon it brought together humanitarian health actors, Government Agencies, Communities, and  CSOs to create a guide on selecting the best deliverable models for conflict-affected settings.

Mohammed Ngubdo Executive Director Herwa CDI said the workshop also presented to stakeholders findings from the survey for their input and validation. Subsequently, both results will be tested and approved by regulatory bodies which will be further published for public use.

Other Resource persons at the workshop took participants through various sessions, they are Professor Tendonger Nicolas Head of the Department of Public Health University of Buea Cameron, Lundi Anne Oman Cambridge University, and Dr Rosalind Parkes Rantashi. And Dr Zara Wudiri Public Health Department University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital 

Participants made Commitments to put to use the end product of the research for effective healthcare service.