The Kwara State Government, through the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency has distributed laptops to all the 16 Monitoring and Evaluation Local Government Area Officers in the state for efficient health care service delivery.

While speaking at a meeting in Ilorin, the state capital, the Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Nusirat Elelu, described the quarterly meeting as a means of orientating new Heads of Departments (HODs) on harvesting updates from LGAs primary health care activities, identifying challenges and proffering solutions to the identified problems.

The Executive Secretary stressed the need for Monitoring and Evaluation Officers to possess the necessary tools to enhance service delivery.

Elelu also congratulated the HODs and partners for their proactiveness and success on the recently concluded Polio Outbreak Response Campaign where the performances of all LGAs in Kwara were highlighted in green as a result of the team work and dedication of all health workers in the state.

She emphasised the need for an effective and supportive supervisory plan by the LGAs’ team, urging the HODs to ensure that their impact is felt as a team.

The Executive Secretary added that LGAs such as Moro, Asa, Baruten and Kaiama should intensify their support for the nutrition department and programmes.

Elule charged the HODs and other health workers to ensure that the state health indices are improved before the next campaign, especially, now that the state would soon commence the introduction of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine into its routine immunisation to prevent girls between the ages of nine years to fourteen years from contracting cervical cancer.

Elelu appreciated all the Monitoring and Evaluation Officers in the state for a job well done during previous immunisation campaigns, and also commended them for ensuring that quality data are provided at all time.

In his goodwill message, the State Coordinator of World Health Organisation, Dr. Emmanuel Eyitayo, hailed the Executive Secretary for being proactive and supportive, adding that he is happy to be in Kwara State and he prayed for a continuous success in all PHC activities.

Speaking on behalf of all HODs and M & E Officers, the Chairperson of all HODs, Hajia Kikelomo Ajibola, appreciated both the management of the Agency and the State government for the exemplary leadership and ensuring that officers possess all the necessary tools to enhance their data quality and productivity.