Lagos Business School Graduates New Set of Healthcare Leaders
The goal of the in-residence training program facilitated by Johnson & Johnson is to equip health sector leaders and managers with requisite knowledge and resources to lead teams in various capacities, implement national health priorities, and improve the effectiveness of the healthcare system.
To lead teams in various capacities
After a week of intensive training, Lagos Business School recently handed out certificates to this year’s graduating set of the Management Development Institute (MDI) Healthcare Leadership Program at an event, which took place at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The goal of the in-residence training program facilitated by Johnson & Johnson is to equip health sector leaders and managers with requisite knowledge and resources to lead teams in various capacities, implement national health priorities, and improve the effectiveness of the healthcare system.
Speaking at the event, the Special Guest of honor and Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, highlighted the challenges facing the healthcare sector in Nigeria while calling on relevant stakeholders to do more in tackling those challenges.
Studies have shown that the major drivers of underperforming health systems include limited access to medicines, equipment, human resources, infrastructure, financing, and governance.
The task of revamping Nigeria’s healthcare system is, and must continue to be, a collective one - the government, private sector, international and indigenous development partners, and all Nigerians - must work together to create a health system that we all desire to see and benefit from,” said Dr. Balarabe.
Fola Laoye, the Guest Speaker and Chief Executive Officer of Health Markets Africa, delivered a keynote address on the gaps present in Nigeria’s healthcare financing system while identifying shortfalls in government healthcare expenditure towards achieving universal healthcare coverage as required by the United Nations.
The Dean, Lagos Business School, Professor Enase Okonedo, emphasized key values in teamwork, ethics, and professionalism in achieving quality healthcare delivery in Africa. She urged the graduate students to mirror the change they want to see in society.
We believe that as students of the MDI Healthcare Leadership Program, you are indeed ambassadors of Lagos Business School, and this comes with great responsibility. We, therefore, expect you assimilate the institution’s values and return to your respective organizations as change agents and exemplary leaders.
Over 1,400 participants from 39 African countries have so far benefited from the program administered by the Global Business School Network (GBSN).
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With the focus of this year’s program being ‘Capacity Improvement for Maternal, Newborn, and Community Healthcare Workers’, the program allows participants to learn and understand the critical challenges facing the sector while also working together to provide workable solutions towards solving these problems.
Courtesy: nigeriapresslog.com
Capacity Improvement for Maternal, Newborn, and Community Healthcare Workers
By Benson Afful: Courtesy: nigeriapresslog.com
Lagos Business School on Sunday commenced its annual MDI Program for Health Leaders and Managers in Africa at Protea Kuramo Waters, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The week-long in-residence training program is organized in partnership with the Management Development Institute (MDI) and facilitated by Johnson & Johnson. It is designed to improve the effectiveness of health systems by enhancing leadership and management skills of professionals devoted to delivering healthcare services to underserved populations.
"Much focus has been on the technical areas of skills development in the healthcare sector. With MDI Health Leadership Program, our objective is to build a new crop of professionals who possess the technical knowledge as well as business and managerial skills to deliver high-quality healthcare service," said Professor Olayinka David-West, the Academic Director of Lagos Business School.
With the focus of this year’s program being ‘Capacity Improvement for Maternal, Newborn, and Community Healthcare Workers’, the program allows participants to learn and understand the critical challenges facing the sector while also working together to provide workable solutions towards solving these problems.
In her remarks, Clare Omatseye, the President of Healthcare Federation of Nigeria and CEO, JNC International, highlighted the issues facing the healthcare industry in Africa and the importance of innovation and disruption in tackling the identified challenges.
Participants in the MDI Health Leadership Program will gain access to management tools, frameworks, and knowledge that will enable them to increase the quantity and quality of health services they provide while expanding access to healthcare.
The MDI program, which is administered by the Global Business School Network (GBSN) has since inception in 2006, graduated over 1400 participants from 39 African countries.