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A group, the Health System Strengthening Cluster (HSSC), has called on the Bauchi State Government to release funds allocated for Integrated Supportive Supervision (ISS) in the state\u2019s 2024 budget.<\/p>\n

The Executive Director of the Better Life Restoration Initiative, Nkem Ogbonna, made the plea on Friday, during an interactive session with newsmen in Bauchi.<\/p>\n

According to Ogbonna, the Integrated Supportive Supervision is a critical intervention aimed at improving the quality of healthcare by providing adequate oversight and facilitating the transfer of skills and knowledge to healthcare providers.<\/p>\n

He mentioned that the Cluster is implementing the Scale Project, a USAID-funded initiative running from October 2020 to October 2025, in collaboration with Palladium and Nigeria Resource Partners (RPs).<\/p>\n

Ogbonna explained hat ISS has proven to enhance the performance and effectiveness of healthcare workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Health System Strengthening Cluster is executing a project titled \u2018Improved Quality Healthcare Service Delivery through Integrated Supportive Supervision,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reports that the Cluster includes six civil society organizations: Life Transformation for Africa Initiative, Council for Affirmative Action, Women with Disability, Integrity & Development Initiative, Bauchi State Network of Civil Societies, She-Alert Care Foundation, and Better Life Restoration Initiative, which serves as the anchor organization.<\/p>\n

The group also urged for the expansion of the Integrated Supportive Supervision Technical Working Group (ISS-TWG) to include critical stakeholders such as the Ward Development Committee and the Private Sector.<\/p>\n

Ogbonna outlined the benefits of ISS, including strengthening the healthcare system, enhancing service delivery quality, improving performance, and encouraging open, two-way communication.<\/p>\n

He lamented that the current structure and placement of ISS are suboptimal, limiting its capacity to engage effectively through a sector-wide approach.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that domestic financing for ISS is inadequate, leading to high dependency on donor funding, which is unsustainable and affects the continuity of ISS activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe high cost of fuel and transportation has negatively impacted ISS activities, especially in hard-to-reach communities,\u201d Ogbonna added.<\/p>\n

To ensure quality healthcare service delivery, sustainable knowledge transfer, and regular mentorship of healthcare providers, Ogbonna called for the creation of a budget line for ISS activities in the 2025 budget.<\/p>\n

He concluded by stating that adequate supervision of all Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) in Bauchi State would guarantee quality healthcare service delivery, urging that \u201cthe time to act is now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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