OVERVIEW OF HEFAMAA
Since the inception of the current administration in Lagos State, several attempts have been made to improve the Health Care Services Delivery System in the State. These attempts had culminated in the introduction of the Health Reform Agenda which is backed by Law. The main aim of this reform agenda is to improve the quality of health care delivery in the State.
A vital component of this process is the regulation of the private sector, a major provider of healthcare services to over 60% of the population. Hence, the establishment of a number of regulatory and monitoring agencies which included the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA).
The HEFAMAA was established in March 2006 and is charged with the responsibility of monitoring both private and public health facilities to ensure registration and in the near future, accreditation of all health facilities in Lagos State.
With the recent launch of the Lagos State Health Scheme, HEFAMAA has been given the responsibility of providing facilities that will be empaneled on the scheme by Lagos State Health Management Agency using some strict eligibility criteria.
FUNCTIONS
- Set required minimum standards for operations of health facilities both in public and private health sector.
- Issue a format for registration form to include information on projected patient flow and monitoring chart for actual performance.
- Register, inspect and monitor all health facilities.
- Evaluate performance based on set standards by at least a monitoring visit twice a year.
- Oversee the Quality Drug Assurance Laboratory.
- Ensure actual performance of the indicators.
- Process applications for registration submitted to the Agency from applicants.
- Inspect the premises to be registered under the law.
- Collate all necessary information on registered health facilities in the State.
- Advise the commissioner/ special adviser on all matters relating to the registration, inspection and supervision of private and public hospitals in the state.
- Enforce compliance with the provisions of the law.
- Ensure the authenticity of credentials of facilities personnel.
SUPERVISORY OFFICERS
PROFESSOR ABAYOMI EMMANUEL AKINOLA
HONOURABLE COMMISSIONER FOR HEALTH
Professor Akinola Abayomi, is an experienced and versatile Medical Doctor who has served as a lecturer and practitioner in Africa as well as the West Indies and written numerous research publications on Cancer, Diabetes and Sickle Cell Anaemia.
Aged 59 years, he obtained a MBBS degree from the University of London, United Kingdom in 1983 and a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Ecology and Environmental Health Management from the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2006.
Prior to obtaining his MPhil, Dr. Akinola Abayomi was a Consultant Haematologist and Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe Medical School and Harare Group of Teaching Hospitals, Zimbabwe between 1994 and 1998. He was also Chief Physician at the Princess Marina Hospital, Gabarone, Botswana in 1998.
A Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2010) and the Royal College of Pathologists of the United Kingdom (2013), Dr. Abayomi was the Consultant Haematologist, Faculty of Medicine & Research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados from 1998-2006.
Between 2006 and 2008, he was a Bone Marrow Transplant Research Fellow at the University of Stellenbosch as well as a Consultant Clinical Haematologist, Constantiaberg Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Abayomi held sway as Head of Division, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa between 2009 and 2017.
Presently a Professor of Medicine at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, he has held various positions in the field of medicine including Consultant, Lagos State Biosecurity and Genomic Project, Lead Consultant to the West African Health Authority (WAHO), ECOWAS and President, Federation of South African Society of Pathology among others.
DR. VICTORIA EGUNJOBI
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, HEFAMAA
Dr. Victoria Egunjobi is a Public Health Physician with over 20 years experience working in the Lagos State Public service in Data Management, Malaria Control, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, Family planning and Gender Based Violence; with a focus on Health Systems Strengthening
Dr Egunjobi has been involved in the planning and implementation of medium and large-scale projects, supporting the Lagos State Government to improve maternal and child health outcomes by implementing high impact interventions in the public and private health facilities across the state.
Dr. Egunjobi has held several positions at the Lagos State Ministry of Health including Health Management Information System (HMIS) Officer, Knowledge Management Focal person; Secretary of the Health Research Committee; Verification Officer for the State’s Births & Deaths Registry; and Medical Officer, Planning Division at the Directorate of Planning, Research and Statistics. Dr. Egunjobi served as the Reproductive Health Coordinator for Lagos State Ministry of Health with overall supervision for Safe Motherhood, Family Planning, MPCDSR, Sexual and Gender Based Violence and Accountability mechanism for RMNCAH + N programs. She is currently the Director, Disease Control providing overall coordination for communicable and non communicable diseases.
Dr Victoria holds a B.Sc. in Physiology, an MBBS and a Masters in Public Health degrees, all from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. She also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Health Economics from the University of Aberdeen and is a Member of West African College of Physicians and an Associate Member.
HEFAMAA BOARD MEMBERS
Chairman
Dr. Yemisi Solanke-Koya Esq.
Member
Dr. Adeola Ajibare
Member
Mr. Olumide Olayinka Fadipe
Member
Mrs. Olukemi Sowemimo