ANSACA, CIPMN EXPLORE PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
By Obianuju Isima
The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) is exploring a partnership with the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) to strengthen the project management skills of its staff and improve the delivery and sustainability of its health programmes.
The initiative was discussed on Aug. 14, when the leadership of ANSACA, Dr. Nkem Okeke while in Abuja, paid a courtesy visit to the Registrar-General/Chief Executive Officer of CIPMN, Mr. Henry Ifeanyi Mbadiwe.
The engagement focused on equipping ANSACA personnel with practical skills in project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to enhance programme outcomes and service delivery across Anambra State.
ANSACA implements a range of interventions, including community outreaches, HIV prevention and testing, partner supported programmes, research and capacity-building activities. The agency recognises that effective delivery of these initiatives requires sound project planning, budgeting, risk management, monitoring and evaluation.
Discussions therefore explored opportunities for professional training and certification of ANSACA staff in project management, alongside improved systems for project monitoring, documentation and reporting.
The two institutions also considered collaboration in resource and stakeholder management, proposal development, donor funded project management and strategies for sustaining health programmes beyond individual funding cycles.
The meeting was described as productive, with both sides expressing interest in developing a structured partnership that would strengthen ANSACA’s institutional capacity and enhance the quality and sustainability of programmes delivered to Ndi Anambra.
The proposed collaboration is expected to help staff apply professional project management approaches to health interventions, ensuring that resources, partnerships and programmes translate into measurable and lasting outcomes.
Obianuju Isima is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation Anambra State
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