The Ondo State Government has partnered with the Life Spring Development Foundation to strengthen the state's health supply chain through improved forecasting and quantification of essential medical commodities.
The commitment was reaffirmed on Friday during a two-day Commodity Forecasting and Quantification Workshop held in Akure for members of the Logistics Management Coordination Unit and other key stakeholders in the health sector.
Speaking at the workshop, the Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Banji Ajaka, represented by the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Pharmacist Adewale Olanrewaju, described the training as a strategic step towards ensuring the steady availability of essential medicines and health commodities across the state.
He urged participants to apply the knowledge gained during the workshop in their various programmes and health facilities, stressing that effective forecasting and quantification were critical to preventing shortages and improving healthcare delivery.
"Accurate forecasting and quantification are vital to maintaining uninterrupted supplies of life-saving commodities. The knowledge acquired here should translate into better planning and improved patient care across our health facilities," he said.
Also speaking, the Director of Family Health, Dr Isaac Aladeniyi, said the training would equip health personnel with the skills needed to make informed decisions on commodity planning and procurement.
He noted that evidence-based forecasting would reduce wastage, promote efficient use of available resources and minimise stock-outs of essential commodities in health facilities.
"When health workers are equipped with the right forecasting skills, our planning becomes more reliable, resources are better managed and unnecessary wastage is avoided. Ultimately, this will improve access to healthcare services for residents," Aladeniyi said.
Earlier, the Ondo State Team Lead of the Life Spring Development Foundation, Miss Mercy Okeyode, said the initiative was designed to build the capacity of personnel responsible for managing reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health commodities.
According to her, the training would improve commodity forecasting, strengthen distribution systems, reduce stock-outs and wastage, and enhance the overall efficiency of the state's health supply chain, leading to better service delivery and improved maternal and child health outcomes.
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