IDRIS MOHAMMED FOUNDATION ATTENDS THE GOMBE STATE PARTNERS COORDINATORS MEETING.

The Gombe state Partners Coordinators meeting took place at Evolution Hotel on 11/08/23 at the instance of the State Ministry of health. All Partners working in Gombe State were invited to review state program to provide recommendations to improve performance, coordination and cooperation.

Idris Mohammed Foundation was represented at the meeting by the Chairman IMF and the Team Lead in person of Dr. Habu Dahiru. In attendance were CHIP, State2State (USAID), UNFPA, SHIGARI Foundation, WHO, UNICEF, and MARESTOP.

The meeting discussed the need to constantly update the state on programs executed by partners, their work plan, progress made, challenges and the way forward focusing mainly on the following objectives:

• Strengthen the donor coordination by identifying gap for donor intervention in the state.
• To link donors’ intervention with current state of health indicators and performance in the state.
• To chart a way forward on improvement plans and strategies in ensuring better performance of the health sector.

It emphasized on regular submission of data to the state and sharing of regular feedbacks on state working committees.

Partners were also reminded that the entry point into the state is through the State Ministry of health and State Partners Coordination unit of Budget and planning

Partners were also encouraged to share the LGA they operate and the types of services rendered to avoid duplication and conflict of interest.

During the meeting, participants were given to make presentation on their organization highlighting their objectives, activities conducted/achievement, challenges and recommendations.

In conclusion, it was recommended that the partners coordination meeting be held bi- annually.