According to her, health administration is a complex challenge that involves addressing various systemic issues that require commitment and dedication from all practitioners.

“I implore you to continue to provide excellent services, quality administrative knowledge to all members and increase the power to harness innovation and meaningful change in health services for all.

“As healthcare administrators, it is important that you embrace policies to enhance healthcare practice and administration in Nigeria for optimal performance which is our main goal.

“The Government is concerned with ensuring responsible, inclusive, participatory and presentive decision making at all levels consistence in making decisions aimed at establishing public institutions,” she said.

Meanwhile, the Chief Medical Director of University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, Prof. Bissallah Ekele, said the workshop would serve as a catalyst to reposition the health sector for the hospital of the future.

Ekele, who was represented by the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Dr Bob Ukonu, urged the members to deploy their wealth of experience and dedication towards the development of the health sector.

Ekele called on record keepers in the hospital setting across the country to be diligent, and enhance accurate record keeping and other personnel cost in running health institutions.

Similartly, the Chairman, Local Organising Committee and Director of Administration, UATH, Mrs Modupe Adebanjo, said that the workshop would groom seasoned hospital administrators to recover health care delivery system.

Adebanjo stressed that a modern hospital should provide comfortable aesthetically pleasing environment.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 3-day capacity building workshop centered around information on health service practice, health laws and issues of interest to members of the profession. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Isaac Aregbesola