The Oyo state Government, through the State Ministry of Health, will on Monday inaugurate the State-level National Health Fellows’ Program (NHFP) committee.
The National Health Fellows’ Program is one of the priorities of the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) initiative of the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria aimed at transforming the Nigerian healthcare sector at the National and Subnational level.
One of the goals of the National Health Fellows’ Program is to build young, vibrant health sector professional that will assist in improving the Health sector using the SWAp initiatives.
The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi in a media chat explains that the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) is a healthcare transformation initiative of the State and Federal Government of Nigeria, a bold vision made to revolutionize healthcare in the country and across states.
She reiterated that the initiative came in response to the alarming state of health in Nigeria, where the country’s maternal mortality indices remain very high, among the highest in the world. The SWAp initiative is expected to make a significant shift toward a more coordinated and efficient healthcare system in Oyo state.
According to the State SWAp Coordinator, who is also the Secretary of the State Committee on the National Health Fellows’ Program, Dr Oluwatunmise Adeagbo, he said that the shortlisting of National Health Fellows’ Program (NHFP) applicants is currently in the second stage, and the State based screening/selection interview sessions of the shortlisted candidates will commence next week and it’s to be completed on or before Friday 14th February 2025.
Dr. Adeagbo said ” At least a minimum of 30 candidates will be interviewed each day. The interview session is expected to commence each day by 8.30 am and end by 5.00pm. The list of the successful participants to be interviewed will be made available to the public soon”.
“Also, the shortlisted Candidates for the interview are required to provide a valid means of identification such as NIN, International Passport, Driver’s license during the interview”. Dr. Adeagbo said.
He added that more information on the National Health Fellows Program (NHFP) in Oyo State, and other SWAp Health related opportunities for the good citizens of Oyo State can be seen on the various social media handles for the State SWAp Coordination Office. These handles are: LinkedIn – OYO SWAp Coordination Office, Twitter – oyoswap and Instagram – oyoswap.
