Gulf Provincial Health Authority (GPHA)

This comes at the back of a two-day refresher training of 26 healthcare workers from the 21 healthcare facilities in the province to build their capacity around the MR-bOPV Vitamin “A” SIA campaign.  

Gulf Province is the last province to launch its SIA campaign. Speaking to the healthcare workers at the launching, GPHA's acting chief executive officer, Dr. Alexander Maha acknowledged his hardworking team for ensuring the activity was finally launched and ready for implementation despite challenges. 

Gulf Provincial Health Authority is currently operating without a board and the Department of Health (NDOH) have a concern in which they want all the hospitals in all 22 provinces to run properly and to bring health or rather improve the standards of facilities. 

Health Secretary, Dr Osbourne Liko confirmed the appointment of Dr Maha. 

Dr Liko said Dr Maha is a chief physician and has a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and health care industry with a strong health care profession.