Knowledge Management and Communication Strategy Review Workshop: The Commencement Of The BHCPF Learning Agenda Development

Towards providing visibility and access to information as one of the measures to ensure transparency, accountability, efficiency, and value for money in the implementation of the BHCPF which is now in full gear, it is necessary to put in place knowledge management and communication mechanisms. This will aid the identification of critical knowledge gaps and important lessons to prompt continuous improvement in the implementation strategies and troubleshoot challenges at all levels.

A draft Knowledge Management and Communication Strategy for BHCPF was developed by the BHCPF MOC with support from the Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL), to guide the generation, analysis, sharing, storage, and use of the right information as the BHCPF is implemented.

Sequel to this, a 2-day workshop was organized by the BHCPF Secretariat with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and LISDEL. The workshop was held on the 23^rd and 24^th of June 2022 at Chida Hotel Abuja. It aimed to assess and review the first draft of the BHCPF Knowledge Management and Communication Strategy document by providing expertise and guidance towards adopting and finalizing an effective knowledge management and communication approach. The workshop provided an opportunity to develop a Knowledge Management and Communication Activity Work based on the strategy.

Key participants during the workshop included the Federal Ministry of Health, the BHCPF Ministerial Oversight Committee, all the BHCPF implementing Gateways – NHIA, NPHCDA, NEMTC and NCDC, State Social Health Insurance Agencies, State Primary Health Care Development Agencies, BHCPF focal persons/desk officers, Secretaries of the State Oversight Committees of the BHCPF, Representatives of World Health Organization, World Bank, Development Partners, Donors, the Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL), other Civil Society Organizations and the media.

The Secretary of the MOC, Dr Chris Isokpunwu and the Executive Director of LISDEL, Juliana Abude-Aribo in their welcome address affirmed that the workshop was a starting process of the learning agenda for BHCPF.

The workshop included presentations, discussions, group works, and plenary sessions.  At the end of the two-day workshop, the participants submitted their inputs and recommendations to the draft strategy as well as the workplan. These will be integrated and presented to the MOC and SOC for validation and subsequent use.

By Jamila Mohammed-Jantabo | LISDEL-BHCPF