Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Call for Nominations:HEALTH CHAMPIONS MERIT AWARDS

Dear Stakeholders in Health in Nigeria,

A call for nomination by The Health Systems and Projects Consultants on behalf of the Coalition of CSOs and NGOs in Health in Nigeria [COCSONGOSH]/Afrihealth Optonet Association and Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN) hereby invite nominations for the HEALTH CHAMPIONS MERIT AWARDS (HCMA).

The HCMA is meant to appreciate individuals, communities, organizations/companies/societies, governments, civil society and development partners - dead or alive, Nigerian or foreign – who have contributed to the enthronement of a “state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not just the absence of diseases and infirmities” in Nigeria since 1914.

Each awardee shall receive a commemorative plaque, certificate and pin/lapel of insignia that will always stand her/him out as who she/he is/was in the history of health and sustainable development in Nigeria. Nominations from individuals, government, business, professions, communities and non-government/non-State sectors (NGOs, CSOs, FBOs and CBOs) are welcome. There is no limit to the number of nominations which an individual or entity may make, or the number of areas for which an individual or entity may be nominated for awards.

The Health Champions Merit awards shall specifically be presented for contributions that have successfully promoted/contributed to the realization of Health for All or Sustainable Development in Nigeria, through partnerships/collaboration, advocacy/mobilization, research/M&E/evidence-generation, capacity development/training and outreach interventions/service delivery in the following areas:


  1. Healthcare
  2. HIV/AIDS
  3. TB
  4. Malaria
  5. Health Insurance
  6. Infant/Child Health
  7. Immunization
  8. Maternal Health
  9. Adolescent Health
  10. Water
  11. Sanitation
  12. Renewable Energy
  13. Energy Conservation
  14. Energy Efficiency
  15. Environmental Management
  16. Environmental Sustainability
  17. Nutrition
  18. Agriculture
  19. Food Security
  20. Food Production
  21. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  22. Pharmaceutical Distribution/Wholesales
  23. Pharmaceutical Retails/Patent Medicine Vending
  24. Pharmacovigilance
  25. Good Governance
  26. Gender Promotion
  27. Health/Human Rights
  28. Partnership
  29. Advocacy
  30. Mobilization
  31. Media
  32. Research
  33. Capacity Building/Training
  34. Outreach
  35. Health Leadership
  36. Health Policy
  37. Health Legislation
  38. Health Rights
  39. Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)                                      
  40. Service Delivery
  41. Access to Health Commodities/Supply Chain Management                                     
  42. Health Financing                                            
  43. Governance/Leadership in Health                                         
  44. Management for Health                                             
  45. Human Resources for Health (HRH)
  46. Philanthropy in favour of Health 



All NOMINATIONS must be submitted in the attached ‘nomination form’ and address the following:
  1. Name, current or last Position and organization of the nominee
  2. Full contact information of the nominee or next of kin for nominees who have died or ceased to exist (email, phone, postal address, office address, website, blog)
  3. Brief description of the nominee
  4. Justification for the nomination, i.e. why is this nominee among the most influential/best one hundred things that happened to Health in Nigeria, in the last one hundred years

A multi-stakeholders Health Champions Merit Awards selection committee has been set up to assess all nominations and recommend eligible awardees based on merit and stated criteria. Request the nomination forms from the emails below.

All nominations should be addressed and emailed to:



The Chairperson

Health Champions Merit Awards selection committee

COCSONGOSH/Afrihealth Optonet Association


with subject as ‘Health Champions Merit Awards: name of nomine’


NOMINATION PERIOD: not later than close of business (CoB) on 30 November 2015



For further information, contact:



Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje

Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd

Suite 216, Block G, FHA Cornershop, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja

P.O. Box 8880, Wuse Abuja, Nigeria

Ph: +234 9 291 5732; Mob: +234 81 88 55 44 14





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