25/09/2026
JIGAWA STATE 2027 AOP HARMONIZATION, TECHNICAL REVIEW & VALIDATION WORKSHOP CONCLUDES
With five days of intensive technical deliberations, stakeholder consultations and strategic planning, the process of shaping Jigawa State’s Health Sector 2027 Annual Operational Plan has reached a major milestone with the successful conclusion of the AOP Harmonization, Technical Review and Validation Workshop at Hotel Seventeen, Kaduna State.
Held from Monday, 21st to Friday, 25th September 2026, the five-day engagement was organised by the Jigawa State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF, Malaria Consortium, Lafiya-FCDO and the SWAp Coordination Office. It brought together key stakeholders to review, harmonise, align, cost and validate proposed health-sector activities for the 2027 planning cycle.
Five key objectives guided the workshop: finalising HSSB intervention indicators, baselines and targets with their data sources; reviewing and updating the Situational Analysis (SITAN) across MDAs; aligning developed activities with HSSB interventions; cross-validating developed activities for possible duplications and overlaps; and finalising the Jigawa State Health Sector 2027 Annual Operational Plan.
Technical sessions were led by Attah David Odola, who coordinated the team of facilitators throughout the five-day engagement, guiding participants through the review, harmonisation, alignment, costing and validation of the proposed 2027 health-sector activities.
Further deliberations covered the development and review of activities by departments, units and programmes, with participants providing technical contributions, suggestions, inputs and questions throughout the review process. Particular attention was given to activity development and costing, ingredient-based costing, resource mapping, the review of donor-supported activities and associated costs, as well as the cross-validation of developed activities to identify possible duplication and overlaps.
Among the prominent government and health-sector leaders in attendance were the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abdullahi Muhammad Kainuwa; Permanent Secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim; Technical Adviser to the Governor on Health Matters, Hon. Isa Surajo; Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr. Atiku Hafiz Ringim; Chairman, Jigawa State House of Assembly Committee on Health, Hon. Usman Abdullahi Tura; Chairman, Jigawa State House of Assembly Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Hamza Adamu Babayaro; Executive Secretary, Jigawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (JSPHCDA), Dr. Shehu Sambo; Executive Secretary, JICHMA, Pharm. Hamza Maigari Kakudi; and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on PHC, Hon. Babangida Lawal Roni.
Government representation further included the NPHCDA Jigawa State Office, Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, and Ministry for Local Government, alongside directors, deputy directors, programme officers, heads of units, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) officers, representatives of government-owned health training institutions, the Chairman of the PHC Managers Forum, and other relevant technical officers and stakeholders.
Participation also extended to a broad range of development partners, including UNICEF Nigeria, Malaria Consortium, Lafiya-FCDO, Gates Foundation, SWAp Coordination Office, IMPACT Project, MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices, ACASUS, Solina Centre for International Development and Research -SCIDaR, Pathfinder International, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Lafiya Nigeria, Society for Family Health, Nigeria, SARMAAN, GGHN, Evidence Action, CARMNIS, Jhpiego, Sultan Foundation and Chigari Foundation, among other partners.
A wide range of health services, programmes and thematic areas were covered in the development and review of the 2027 AOP. These included Planning, Research and Statistics; Health Promotion; Nutrition; Immunization; Pharmaceutical Services, including LMCU, PIC/Pharmacovigilance and SDSS; Adolescent Health/MAMII; State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP); ETS/RESMAT; Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs); Human Resources for Health; Reproductive Health; Family Planning; Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs); Epidemiology; Cold Chain System; Climate Change; Community-Based Health Workers (CBHWs); Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI); State AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STI Control Programme (SASCP); TB/Leprosy; Medical Services; Medical Laboratory Services; Hospital Services; Family Health; Nursing Services; JICHMA; SEMSAS and JiPHARMA.
Bringing together these technical contributions marks an important stage in the development of the Jigawa State Health Sector 2027 Annual Operational Plan, providing a basis for continued coordination, alignment, effective resource utilisation and implementation of identified health-sector priorities for 2027, with emphasis on accountability and improved health-service delivery across Jigawa State.
As the engagement concluded, the occasion also marked the retirement from public service of the Director of Planning, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPSME) of the Jigawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (JSPHCDA), Alhaji Yusuf Bashir, after 35 years of dedicated service. The Permanent Secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim, commended Alhaji Yusuf Bashir for his years of service, commitment and contributions to the health sector, while other participants also expressed appreciation for his dedication and wished him a fulfilling and peaceful retirement.
Ya'u Muhammad Sani
Social Media Focal Person, JSPHCDA
25th September, 2026 | 13th Rabiul Thaani, 1448 AH
