The Ministry of Health has urged partners and stakeholders to cooperate in ensuring quality healthcare services through innovative approaches.

The remark was made at the conclusion of the 8th National Healthcare Innovation and Quality Summit under the theme: “Promoting Health System Innovation to Enhance Healthcare Quality, Safety and Equity” today.

Speaking on the occasion, Health Minister Dr. Mekdes Daba said more work is required to create and improve the quality of technologies that are important for the improvement of health services in Ethiopia.

The summit has created opportunities to exchange best experiences and practices among the participants of the conference and to identify future areas of focus, she added.

The minister further underscored the need for quality research to provide quality health services that would help as input for policy and strategy.

According to her, hospitals, institutions and regional states have demonstrated that innovative approaches have a great role in making the sec
tor effective and efficient.

Dr. Mekdes finally called on all stakeholders to work together to ensure that the health sector provides effective and affordable service and generate additional income.

Innovation Hub Head at WHO Headquarters, Louise Agersnap stressed that ‘we will not be achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 with the usual approach and mindset. Innovation is needed.’

Acknowledging that the health problems across the world are complex and difficult to solve, she noted that there are plenty of evidence based interventions at disposal, many of which are supported by WHO guidelines.

Agersnap further elaborated that translating a guideline into better health outcomes can be a challenge, adding that “we are catalyst for collaborative learning across the innovation ecosystem where we’re supporting the public sector to embed innovative capabilities within their organizations and leverage it for better health outcomes in a more open, iterative and participatory manner.”

Innovation and
Technology Minister, Belete Molla said innovation and technology works in health have been done in a scattered manner in the health sector.

Belete reiterated that his ministry is ready to strengthen the innovation activities in the sector.

The three-day summit was attended by various stakeholders, including the UN, regional bureau heads, donors, partners, private health institution heads and professional health associations.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid a touching tribute to the late John Apontua Kumah, describing him as a ‘Ghanaian patriot par excellence’.

‘His unwavering dedication to service, his tireless commitment to the betterment of our nation, and his profound passion for uplifting the lives of the people of Ejisu and Ghana were evident to all who had the privilege of knowing him,’ the President said of the Deputy Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Ejisu.

The sudden passing of the 45-year-old lawyer and entrepreneur shocked the nation on Thursday, March 7.

President Akufo-Addo extended his condolences to the bereaved family, which includes his widow and six children.

He expressed his sadness, saying: ‘The untimely exit of the Deputy Finance Minister has left us all bereft of a bright, energetic light in our midst.’

Mr Kumah, the President stated, would be remembered for his humility, and genuine concern for others, which endeared him to all who crossed his path.

His passing had greatl
y been felt by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), of which he was a stalwart member, and all segments of the society, the President lamented.

‘May God bless him, and allow his soul to rest in perfect peace in His Bosom until the Last Day of the Resurrection when we shall all meet again.’

Mr Kumah was the first Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), an initiative of the Akufo-Addo-led Administration.

Meanwhile, Ghana’s Parliament ended its sitting abruptly on Thursday, after the Speaker was informed of the development.

‘Honourable Members, for good reasons, the House will have to adjourn, so I put the statement straight away. The House is adjourned until tomorrow 10 O’clock in the forenoon,’ the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, said.

The mood of Ghanaians on the various social media platforms monitored by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) was that of sorrow and anguish.

Tributes poured in to invariably celebrate his love for humanity, humility and de
dication to national duty.

The situation at Ejisu, the late MP’s abode, was also not different as some of the constituents reportedly wailed, while recounting his good deeds.

Source: Ghana News Agency