Venue:

BMI - King's Oak Hospital
Chase Farm (North Side)
The Ridgeway
Enfield
Middlesex
EN2 8SD

02083709500
http://www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/
kingsoak

Date:

Saturday, 8th May 2010

Time:

4 pm

This event is being held to launch the following title: ‘Whole System Change of Failing Health Systems’

Author:

Dr Joseph Ana, BM BCh, DFFP, DUrology, FRCS Ed.
Editor & GCEO, BMJ West Africa Edition GROUP,
Consultant, Clinical Governance, Quality & Safety
Former Commissioner for Health, Cross River State, Nigeria

The event is targeted at doctors, dentists, nurses, health administrators, pharmacists, academics, development partners, public health practitioners; other health workers.

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RSVP:

01582 652884/07866585270 – Dr Ana
0208 3579793/07931290511 – Mrs Emelda Duke-Mkpeti
07956396038 – BK Foundation

Richard Smith, director of the UnitedHealth Chronic Disease Initiative, has published a review of ‘Whole System Change of Failing Health Systems’ by Dr. Joseph Ana.  The review appears in the British Medical Journal, parent of BMJWA.

Joseph Ana’s book describes how he turned around the failing health system in a southern Nigerian state. Richard Smith is impressed with the results

Imagine that one day you’re a general practitioner in Luton and the next you are responsible for the health of the three million people of Cross River state, one of the poorest in Nigeria, where child mortality is 20% and maternal mortality 1%, childhood immunisation rates are under 20%, and you have only 72 doctors. And you’d be facing this challenge in a country where corruption is among the worst in the world, with power cuts ubiquitous and everything a struggle. Could you cope? Where would you start?

Dr. Joseph Ana, founder of BMJWA, has been profiled in the journal Scientific American Lives, a partner publication of Scientific American, focused on people and global health.  The article, 'Inspiring Lives: Joseph Ana,' has many kind words about the 'Health Commissioner on a Mission.'

Nigerian born Joseph Ndemana Enebieni Ana returned to his lush, forested home state of Cross River after 22 years in the U.K. to find Nigeria’s healthcare “poor and non-functional,” and brimming with dismal statistics: only 52 doctors and 1,000 midwives and nurses served three million people. Maternal mortality was 1%, and child mortality, 20%. But, during four years as Commissioner of Health, Ana figured out how to reboot the failed medical system.

Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has posted a review 'An excellent book by Dr. Ana' upon reading 'Whole System Change of Failing Health Systems.' The review appears on Nigeria Health Watch.

Not only did we find this book fascinating, but the author himself has a fascinating story. But first let us consider the context. As Governor Fashola is today considered the most progressive Governor of a state in Nigeria, between 1999 and 2007 that honour belonged to the Governor of Cross River State - Mr Donald Duke. Donald Duke recruited Dr Ana  to become Commissioner of Health. Unlike most of our politicians who immediately start either a building programme or a medical equipment buying spree, Dr Ana took a different approach. Following a tour of health facilities in Cross River State he decided that the problems were  not solvable by buildings or MRI scanners. He set up the first Centre of Clinical Governance in Nigeria. This idea was later adopted by the National Council of Health in 2006.

The following two books were successfully launched on Tuesday 6th April, 2010.

WHOLE SYSTEM CHANGE OF FAILING HEALTH SYSTEMS

₦2,000 (Nigeria); 14.99 sterling ( UK); $15.00 (USA)

CLINICAL RESEARCH DEMYSTIFIED

₦1,000 (Nigeria); 8.99 sterling (UK); $9.00(USA)

(Pay all checques to ‘BMJ WEST AFRICA’)

Author: Dr Joseph Ana,BM BCh, DFFP, DUrology, FRCSEd Consultant, Clinical
Governance, Quality & Safety; Mentor, BMJ West Africa Edition.

These books are available at all BMJWA offices:

Website: www.bmjwa.com
Business email: bmjwa@yahoo.com

Tel: 0234 (0) 803 318 3236;  0234 (0) 806 3600642;

CALABAR, NIGERIA: 55 Atu St.; 20 Eta Agbor Rd.; Big Qua Shopping
Mall.

LAGOS, NIGERIA: LASUTH Premises, Ikeja.

ABUJA, NIGERIA: 26 Third (3rd) Avenue, Gwarinpa.

GHANA:  Dr Adu-Aryee, Dept of Surgery, Korle Bu Hospital, Accra.

UK: 65 Warden Hill Road, Luton.
Bedfordshire     (01582 652 884).

Get your copies today.

Thursday February 25, 2010, 2:00pm at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.  Please click here to see the announcement.