Issa-Onilu meets UNICEF officials, outlines NOA reposition plan on health projects

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has reviewed its partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to reposition its community, health and environment projects to meet current technological advancement.

Speaking on Wednesday during a strategic between the management of the two bodies, Lanre Issa-Onilu, director-general (DG) of NOA, said the collaboration is to ensure the objective of health for all Nigerians is achieved.

Issa-Onilu said the meeting was to review the collaboration with UNICEF to achieve increased coordination, management and reporting.

He said the meeting was a privilege “to outline the reposition plan of the agency starting from the last four months”.

He said the reposition plan is encapsulated in the agency’s CHLEEAN community project.

The CHLEEAN community project by NOA is a citizens-based plan focused on addressing crime, hygiene and health, lawlessness, environment, education, abuse and narcotics.

Commenting on the UNICEF partnership, the NOA DG said “every organisation reserves the right to review its operation to meet with new realities,  especially in an environment of evolving technology”.

He appreciated the work accomplished through the previous partnership between the two organisations.

He added that “review meetings are required from time to time to assess strategies and adopt new methods for implementing the projects”.

Also speaking, Joshi Kshitij, UNICEF chief of social behavioural change, said it was necessary to strengthen the collaboration between the two agencies.

Kshitij added that the review of the partnership would help to identify new challenges in the area of health and environment.