CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: HEALTH CHAMPIONS MERIT AWARDS - Deadline November 30 2015

Dear Stakeholders in Health in Nigeria,

The Health Systems and Projects Consultants on behalf of the Coalition of CSOs and NGOs in Health in Nigeria [COCSONGOSH]/Afrihealth Optonet Association and Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN) hereby invite nominations for the HEALTH CHAMPIONS MERIT AWARDS (HCMA).

The HCMA is meant to appreciate individuals, communities, organizations/companies/societies, governments, civil society and development partners - dead or alive, Nigerian or foreign – who have contributed to the enthronement of a “state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not just the absence of diseases and infirmities” in Nigeria since 1914.

Each awardee shall receive a commemorative plaque, certificate and pin/lapel of insignia that will always stand her/him out as who she/he is/was in the history of health and sustainable development in Nigeria. Nominations from individuals, government, business, professions, communities and non-government/non-State sectors (NGOs, CSOs, FBOs and CBOs) are welcome. There is no limit to the number of nominations which an individual or entity may make, or the number of areas for which an individual or entity may be nominated for awards.

The Health Champions Merit awards shall specifically be presented for contributions that have successfully promoted/contributed to the realization of Health for All or Sustainable Development in Nigeria, through partnerships/collaboration, advocacy/mobilization, research/M&E/evidence-generation, capacity development/training and outreach interventions/service delivery in the following areas:

1.      Healthcare

2.      HIV/AIDS

3.      TB

4.      Malaria

5.      Health Insurance

6.      Infant/Child Health

7.      Immunization

8.      Maternal Health

9.      Adolescent Health

10.  Water

11.  Sanitation

12.  Renewable Energy

13.  Energy Conservation

14.  Energy Efficiency

15.  Environmental Management

16.  Environmental Sustainability

17.  Nutrition

18.  Agriculture

19.  Food Security

20.  Food Production

21.  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

22.  Pharmaceutical Distribution/Wholesales

23.  Pharmaceutical Retails/Patent Medicine Vending

24.  Pharmacovigilance

25.  Good Governance

26.  Gender Promotion

27.  Health/Human Rights

28.  Partnership

29.  Advocacy

30.  Mobilization

31.  Media

32.  Research

33.  Capacity Building/Training

34.  Outreach

35.  Health Leadership

36.  Health Policy

37.  Health Legislation

38.  Health Rights

39.  Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)                                      

40.  Service Delivery

41.  Access to Health Commodities/Supply Chain Management                                     

42.  Health Financing                                            

43.  Governance/Leadership in Health                                         

44.  Management for Health                                             

45.  Human Resources for Health (HRH)

46.  Philanthropy in favour of Health 

All NOMINATIONS must be submitted with the following information:

1. Name, current or last Position and organization of the nominee
2. Full contact information of the nominee or next of kin for nominees who have died or ceased to exist (email, phone, postal address, office address, website, blog)
3. Brief description of the nominee
4. Justification for the nomination, i.e. why is this nominee among the most influential/best one hundred things that happened to Health in Nigeria, in the last one hundred years

A multi-stakeholders Health Champions Merit Awards selection committee has been set up to assess all nominations and recommend eligible awardees based on merit and stated criteria.

All nominations should be addressed and emailed to:

The Chairperson

Health Champions Merit Awards selection committee
COCSONGOSH/Afrihealth Optonet Association
healthchampions.a2z@gmail.com and copy hspempowerments@gmail.com
with subject as ‘Health Champions Merit Awards: name of nomine’

NOMINATION PERIOD: not later than close of business (CoB) on 30 November 2015

For further information, contact:

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje

Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd
Suite 216, Block G, FHA Cornershop, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja
P.O. Box 8880, Wuse Abuja, Nigeria
Ph: +234 9 291 5732; Mob: +234 81 88 55 44 14
Emails: hspempowerments@gmail.com, hspcltd@yahoo.com
www.http://hspcempowerments.blogspot.com
Web: http://druzodinmadirieje.blogspot.com.ng

 

 

30 Days to go: focus on SRHR, MNCH, IYCN, Food Security and SDGs at HEFOSS-15

Dear Stakeholder, Leader, Friend and Colleague,
 

It's 30 Days to the commencement of HEFOSS-15 proceedings/discussions focusing on 'Achieving Maternal and Neonatal Child Health (MNCH), Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and Adequate Infant/Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) in Nigeria: beyond the MDGs, towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)' in Africa, holding in Abuja, Nigeria; and we look forward to you being there. We expect you to be at this unique gathering - the 2015 international Health, Human and Food Security Summit <http://who.nationbuilder.com/uzoadirieje/health_human_and_food_security_summit_hefoss_15

>.

REGISTRATION DEADLINES:  

•           EARLY INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION: N40, 000.00/$243 till 1st May 2015;

•           LATE REGISTRATION: N60, 000.00/$365 till 16th May 2015;
•           ONSITE REGISTRATION:  N80, 000.00/$486 on 17th-19th May 2015

DEADLINE FOR ALL OTHER PRE-EVENT SUBSCRIPTIONS IS ON 1^st MAY 2015.

The other pre-event subscription rates are as follow:

SUBSCRIPTION	Unit Rate (Naira)	Unit Rate (US$)
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION	40,000.00	243
EXHIBITION STAND	250,000.00	1516
SKILLS-BUILDING SESSION	FREE	FREE
SATELLITE SESSION	750,000.00	4546
INSIDE BACK COVER ADVERTISEMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS IN SUMMIT BROCHURE	200,000.00	1213
CENTRE SPREAD ADVERTISEMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS IN SUMMIT BROCHURE	400,000.00	2425
BACK COVER/PAGE ADVERTISEMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS IN SUMMIT BROCHURE	300,000.00	1819
INSIDE FRONT COVER ADVERTISEMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS IN SUMMIT BROCHURE	200,000.00	1213
INSIDE PAGES ADVERTISEMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS IN SUMMIT BROCHURE	100,000.00	607
WALL DISPLAYS/BACKDROPS (INSIDE PLENARY, BREAKOUT, SATELLITE AND SKILLS BUILDING HALLS)	75,000.00	455
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES TO AWARDEES (INSIDE PAGES)	100,000.00	607

Kindly make all payments for registration and subscriptions into the following accounts:

Local payments inside Nigeria (in Naira):

Beneficiary Account name: Afrihealth Optonet Association – HEFOSS

Account number: 0693158343
Bank name: Access Bank PLC, Asokoro Branch, Abuja, Nigeria

International payments (in US Dollars):

Beneficiary Account name: Afrihealth Optonet Association

Account number: 0693158350
Bank name: Access Bank PLC, Asokoro Branch, Abuja, Nigeria
Beneficiary bank’s Name ---Access bank Plc
Beneficiary bank’s Swift code: ABNGNGLA
Beneficiary bank’s Account number –36145842
Intermediary bank’s Name: Citibank New York, N.Y 100043
Intermediary bank’s Swift code: CITIUS33
Routing number---021000089

Further information is still available from the Conference Secretariat:

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje

Executive Director
Afrihealth Optonet Association/HEFOSS-15
Ph: +234 9 291 5732; Mob: +234 803 472 5905
hefoss2015secretariat@gmail.com
http://who.nationbuilder.com/uzoadirieje/health_human_and_food_security_summit_hefoss_15

News - ‘HEFOSS-15’ PRESENTED TO NIGERIA’S EXPANDED THEME GROUP (ETG)

Yesterday 03 February 2015, a presentation on the 2015 Health, Human and Food Security Summit (HEFOSS-15) was made to the distinguished members of Nigeria’s Expanded Theme Group (ETG) during the ETG’s Q1/2015 meeting at the conference hall of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). 

We sincerely thank the Co-chairpersons of the ETG Professor John Idoko – Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Nigeria; and Dr. Bilali Camara - UNAIDS Country Director for Nigeria, and UNAIDS Focal Point for ECOWAS for making this opportunity possible. We also thank all the members of the ETG for their kind attention. 

HEFOSS-15 shall provide all participants and stakeholders in Health Security, Human Security and Food Security unique capacity building opportunities to fraternize, share ideas and information, gain new knowledge and friends/partners/collaborators/supporters, improve their skills, expand their frontiers of influence and advocacy, and suggest a road-map for the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs).  

We request you to consider supporting this Summit through  

›  Registrations, attendance and active participation

›  Encouraging and supporting your teams, grantees, sub-recipients, sub-sub-recipients, network members, partners, groups, collaborators, etc. to attend and participate effectively

›  Sponsoring sessions and specific activities of the Summit

›  Sharing the information across your Networks

›  Linking us to other stakeholders

›  Contacting us for further discussions and or clarifications 

To register for the international Health, Human and Food Security Summit (HEFOSS-15), click http://www.afrihealthoptonet.org/projects/hefoss-15 

For more info about international Health, Human and Food Security Summit (HEFOSS-15), click http://afrihealthoptonetassociation.blogspot.com/2014/11/all-you-need-to-know-about-hefoss-15.html  

Attached is the updated presentation reflecting some of the inputs from the ETG. 

Welcome, 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje, Project Director

HEFOSS-15/Afrihealth Optonet Association

Suite 216, Block G, FHA Cornershop, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja

P.O. Box 8880, Wuse Abuja, Nigeria

Ph: +234 9 291 5732; Mobile: +234 803 472 5905

Emails: hefoss2015secretariat@gmail.com

Blog: http://afrihealthefoss.blogspot.com

Web: www.afrihealthoptonet.org

Weblog: http://www.afrihealthoptonetassociation.blogspot.com 

AFRIHEALTH – strengthening health, community and development systems to ensure ‘Better-Life-for-All’

CONCEPT PAPER GUIDELINES FOR SATELLITE AND SKILLS-BUILDING SESSION DURING 2015 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, HUMAN AND FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT (HEFOSS-15)

BEFORE YOU START:
The purpose of a concept note (CN) or concept paper (CP) is to guide the Secretariat to determine if the proposed project fits with the goal of HEFOSS-15, by demonstrate that the idea being promoted is worthy of further consideration. The CN/CP should be clear and concise. Keep to 2 pages ONLY and use 12-point size of Times New Roman font. 

I. TITLE OF YOUR PROPOSED SESSION 

II. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND (INCLUDING SOME PREVAILING DATA)

III. PURPOSE 

IV. JUSTIFICATION/RATIONALE

V. SESSION DESCRIPTION

VI. GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION  

VII. METHODOLOGY AND TIMELINES  

VIII. PARTICIPANTS
Briefly describe who are you expecting to participate in this session/activity/programme? Is there anything special about any of the participant(s)? Specify number of expected participants if possible. 

IX. DELIVERABLES/EXPECTED OUTPUT AND OUTCOME  

X. SUPPORT NEEDED FROM THE SUMMIT SECRETARIAT  

XI. WORKING LANGUAGE
The working language for the session shall be English. If you require other language(s) for the session, kindly indicate so while submitting your registration for the session; so it will be arranged by the Summit Secretariat. 

XII. DATE
When do you want to hold this session, i.e. 18 May 2015 or 19 May 2015? 

XIII. PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE SESION ORGANIZERS/APPLICANTS
Name, Contact info, e-mail, telephone, website

XIV. Submit completed concept note and evidence of payment of the appropriate fee(s) to hefoss2015secretariat@gmail.com

INVITATION TO NIGERIA ZONAL TOWN HALL MEETINGS (THMs) DURING THE 2005 INT'L HEALTH, HUMAN AND FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT (HEFOSS-15)

Dear Stakeholder in Health, Human and Food Security in Nigeria;  

The Chairman Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, on behalf of the Central Planning Committee [CPC] and stakeholders in the 2015 international Health, Human and Food Security Summit (HEFOSS-15); and the Board of Afrihealth Optonet Association – Nigeria’s community, development and health systems strengthening civil society coalition/network, invites you in your official capacity, to the Nigeria Zonal Town Hall Meetings during this Summit holding at Reiz Continental Hotel Abuja, Nigeria on 18-19 May 2015, 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. daily. The THMs shall hold as Breakout Sessions on Tuesday, 19 May 2015 during 11.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. Reports from each THM shall be presented and discussed by all the Summit participants in Plenary during 2.30 – 4.00 p.m. same day. The theme of the Summit is “Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Maternal and Newborn Child Health (MNCH), Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Adequate Infant and Adolescent Nutrition for Productive Long Adult Lives in Africa” 

Six parallel THMs shall be held for the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Each THM shall comprise State/government officials and non-state actors who are stakeholders or interested in developments in any State within the zone to openly discuss the state of Health, Human and Food Security in the States within the zone by focusing on:

1.      Issues

2.      Challenges

3.      Existing approaches to overcome the challenges

4.      Impact mitigation and best practices

5.      Implementation recommendations for sustainable Health, Human and Food Security improvement and better human development indices in the States/zone 

The zonal THMs and their participating component States are as follow: 

North Central Zone (Benue, FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger and Plateau States)

North East Zone (Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States)

North West Zone (Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States)

South East Zone (Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States)

South South Zone (Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers States)

South West Zone (Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo States) 

To participate in the THM, register for the international Health, Human and Food Security Summit (HEFOSS-15) by clicking http://www.afrihealthoptonet.org/projects/hefoss-15 

For more info about international Health, Human and Food Security Summit (HEFOSS-15), click http://afrihealthoptonetassociation.blogspot.com/2014/11/all-you-need-to-know-about-hefoss-15.html 

Welcome, 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje

HEFOSS-15/Afrihealth Optonet Association

Suite 216, Block G, FHA Cornershop, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja

P.O. Box 8880, Wuse Abuja, Nigeria

Ph: +234 9 291 5732; Mobile: +234 803 472 5905

Emails: hefoss2015secretariat@gmail.com

Blog: http://afrihealthefoss.blogspot.com

Web: www.afrihealthoptonet.org

Weblog: http://www.afrihealthoptonetassociation.blogspot.com 

AFRIHEALTH – strengthening health, community and development systems to ensure ‘Better-Life-for-All’