More than 40 Strategic Information (SI) staff at Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) have converged in Abuja for a review meeting themed, “Process Innovation, Automation and Best Sustainable Practices.”
The five-day meeting provided a platform for state teams to make presentations on their annual activities and engage in discussions on achievements, and innovations aimed at strengthening systems, and tools. Sessions also featured inter-departmental and inter-unit peer learning exchanges, alongside discussions on enhancing data quality, integrity, and utilization.”
At the meeting, IHVN Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Dr. Charles Olalekan Mensah commended the staff for their collective contribution to documentation, analysis, reporting, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information to guide quality decision making for programs implemented by the Institute.
Dr. Mensah called the staff to embrace innovation and cultivate strategic relationships to enhance sustainability of the organization’s programs.
IHVN Director Strategic Information, Mrs. Fati Murtala-Ibrahim explained that the SI team has deliberated on ways to improve efficiency including automation of some tools to ease pressure and reduce turnaround time for certain tasks.
“Our focus for the next financial year is efficiency, quality and implementing with integrity. Once you can strengthen the system that generates the data used for decision making, it will translate to better treatment outcomes for patients. Different teams have showcased tools and innovations that they have developed, shared best practices, templates and engaged in practical demonstrations,” she said.
Mrs. Murtala-Ibrahim added that tasks have been assigned to different teams and states to ensure the implementation of innovative ideas shared.
Some staff who participated at the review meeting including Strategic Information Managers in Katsina and FCT, Mr. Mohammed Usman and Mrs. Chigozie Nwafor, said that the meeting has equipped them with strategies to improve on program deliverables.
“We have looked at the changes in program implementation and patient management to guide data use. When we talk about data, data represents people hence the need to improve data and patient care,” Mrs. Nwafor said.
