The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has met the franchise companies engaged to monitor both public and private health facilities in Lagos State.
The aim was to review their activities and also provide needed support for them to meet the expectations of the State Government.
According to the Chairman of the Governing Board of HEFAMAA, Dr Yemisi Solanke-Koya, who was represented by a Board member, Mr Olurotimi Awojide, the review of the pilot phase of the franchise initiative was to identify the challenges faced by the franchise companies while monitoring the facilities, get feedback from them and bridge identified gaps.
In her welcome address at the meeting, which was held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ikeja, the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Abiola Idowu disclosed that the recruitment of the franchisees has greatly improved the efficiency of the Agency’s monitoring activities.
It has recorded within three months the monitoring of 932 health facilities across the State, saying the engagement of the franchisees, the Agency was only able to visit a little over 1,000 facilities yearly.
She further explained that the meeting also aimed at assessing the performances of the Franchisees with the aim of addressing the challenges that may require support from the Agency or the State Government as whole.
The Executive Secretary used the opportunity of meeting the franchisees to plead with owners of health facilities in the State to cooperate with the franchise companies engaged to monitor both public and private health facilities in Lagos State for a smooth exercise and in order to improve the quality of healthcare services to Lagosians.
Other activities held at the meeting were presentations on Incidences Requiring Notification by Operators of Health Facilities by the Head of the Legal Dept., Mrs Anthonia Oredipe; Gaps in the Activities of Franchisees & Training on the Appropriate Use & Filling of Compliance Notices by the Head of the Monitoring Dept., Dr Daniel Olayinka and Evaluation of Franchisees by the Head of Statistics, Dr Olorunfemi Olonire.
