All is set for the maiden edition of NHEA (Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards). According to the organisers, more than 43 individuals and organisations are up for different categories of the Awards.
Soyibo Adedoyin, a professor and expert in health economics, University of Ibadan, is the chairman of the advisory board. While Jim Rice, project director, management science of health, USA is the chairman of the jury/selection committee.
NHEA has the support of the Nigerian medical fraternity and the Federal Ministry of Health and is organised by Global Health Project and Resources (GHPR) in collaboration with Anadach Group, USA. GHPR is a co-promoter of the West African Health Expo and the organiser of Medipharma-Africa, a pan-African healthcare exhibition platform, involved in healthcare capacity building and promoting investment in health from across the globe to Africa.
The aim of NHEA is to acknowledge positive development in the health sector and the ability of individuals and corporate organisations to promote change and herald quality performance in Nigeria and globally.
The event which will hold on March 21, 2014 at Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos is expected to focus on elevated performance; creation of new business models; embracing new trends; market leadership; inspirational performance, etc.
According to Shola Alabi, NHEA programme coordinator, “we are calling on all healthcare stakeholders to visit www.nigeriahealthcareawards.comto make their nominations. Nominations will close onMarch 1, 2014,” he said.
The Award has a total of 16 categories which include; the lifetime achievements award; outstanding state government healthcare programme of the year; outstanding CSR health project of the year; healthcare media excellence; private healthcare provider of the year; public healthcare provider of the year; laboratory service provider of the year; and radiology service provider of the year.
Others are; indigenous biomedical engineering service company of the year; and international biomedical engineering service company of the year; international pharmaceutical company of the year; indigenous pharmaceutical company of the year; pharmaceutical retail outlet of the year; and so on.
Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner, Anadach Group and previously an adviser at the World Bank Institute says, “NHEA will be credible and objective. Measures have been put in place, especially in the selection of the award jury.”
By: Kemi Ajumobi
