FG Expands Health Sector Compact to ALGON, Private Sector, Royal Fathers.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Daju Kachallom, disclosed this in her welcome address at the 2026 Joint Annual Review (JAR) of the Health Sector in Abuja.
She said the expansion has strengthened governance, coordination and mutual accountability under the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal and Investment Initiative, guided by the principles of the sector-wide approach.
This year’s theme is “Together to Higher Ground: Make Reform Data Count.” Kachallom said the theme captures the collective aspiration to consolidate recent gains, address persistent challenges and accelerate transformation of the health system.
“The theme speaks to a fundamental reality: meaningful and sustainable improvements in health outcomes can only be achieved through shared vision, collective responsibility, strong leadership, strategic partnership, and coordinated action across all levels of government,” she said. She described the JAR as one of the most important accountability and performance assessment mechanisms in the sector, providing a platform to review progress, assess performance against agreed targets, identify bottlenecks and determine strategic priorities. She said the ministry has sustained implementation of the Renewal Initiative and advanced commitments in the Compact, anchored on “one plan, one budget, one report, one conversation.” Kachallom listed key achievements during the review period, including institutionalisation of one conversation through joint annual reviews across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. She said implementation of resolutions arising from the National Council on Health improved substantially, rising from 16 per cent in 2025 to 75 per cent in 2026.
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