By Kemi Olatunde

Ondo State Ministry of Health yesterday disseminated the 2023 Annual Operational Plan (AOP) to all parastatals, agencies, partners and civil society organisations in the State.

Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Awolowo Ajaka while presenting the AOP said the dissemination was timely as it would inform the 2023 state budget.

According to him, the Ministry took cognisance of this backdrop and ensured that the 2023 AOP is developed early enough to inform the budget preparations for the year 2023 while opining  that 2023 AOP document being disseminated would in no doubt inform the 2023 budget final preparations.

The commissioner acknowledged the efforts of the development partners particularly UNICEF for funding the exercise annually.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Folukemi Aladenola said operational planning provides among other things a road map for achieving strategic results, adding that once stakeholders get the AOP right, they are closer to achieving the desired outcomes in the state’s health sector.

She charged stakeholders to go through the printed AOP document and ensure its implementation as it would justify the efforts put into developing the plan as well as attain the desired goals.