Management Committee applauds LAP Administration for Resilience
The Management Committee of the Life Abundant Primary Healthcare program (LAP) has congratulated the program staff for working hard in upholding the flagship program of the CBC Health Services in spite of the momentary challenges. The LAP administration received the accolades on December 19 during the 2024 LAP Committee meeting that held at the Director of Health Services (DHS) Conference Hall in Bamenda.
In his opening remarks to begin the meeting, the outgoing LAP Committee chairman, Mr. Kangong Joce called for fruitful deliberations in the interest of the beneficiaries who are the underserved communities in the hinterlands. The chairman used the occasion to welcome new Committee members among whom was Mr. Walter Grob, Director of Cooperating Missions.
The Director of Cooperating Missions brought updates on his recent furlough to the USA and Canada during which he visited some Missionaries who sent their greetings. He noted the passing to glory this year of some Missionaries notably Rev. Dr. Oryn Meinerts, and Geoff Mitchell who once served as LAP System Administrator. The LAP Management Committee validated a memorial in his honour in the days ahead.
In his presentation of LAP activity report, the program administrator, Mr. Njenih George highlighted progress areas and challenges such as limited field supervisors and nurses to man all the primary health centers (PHCs) and the toll of the socio-political crisis rocking the two English speaking regions on LAP activities. The Finance report by the LAP Accountant, Mr. Tohntoh Joseph also portrayed dwindling funding to sustain program implementation.
In his greetings, the Director of Health Services, (DHS), Mr. Ngum Samuel like other Committee members, hailed the expansion and upgrading of LAP activities. He said LAP is the life-wire and joker of the CBC Health Services because the program operationalizes our vision of “Quality Care to All’ and our mission of “…providing healthcare to al in order that they might be brought to Christ..”. LAP, the DHS recalled, focuses on primary healthcare which is in line with the concept of Universal Health Coverage, thus, “There is no Universal Health Coverage without primary healthcare,” the DHS remarked.
For the challenges, the DHS encouraged the LAP administration to think out of the box and transform the challenges into opportunities for further growth of the program.
Earlier in a devotional thought from the book of Romans, Chaplain Shey Felix exhorted Committee members on “The Immeasurable love of God”. According to the prelate, it is the love of God that motivates LAP program staff to access very difficult and remote communities to provide quality healthcare.
The meeting rose with the nomination of Mr. Nji Richard Nkeh, Senior Administrator of Banso Baptist Hospital as new chairman of the LAP Management Committee. The Committee also resolved to henceforth meet once a year in the month of October.
