Partnership With Private School Proprietors, Vital In Safeguarding State's Future Says EDOHERMA Boss

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Edo Healthcare Regulation and Monitoring Agency (EDOHERMA) Dr. Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin has disclosed that building strategic partnerships with private school proprietors is a vital step toward safeguarding the state's future.

Dr Urhoghide-Edigin who spoke while delivering her address at a two-day stakeholder engagement organised for private school proprietors and stakeholders in the education ecosystem.

The event was held at the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA) in Benin City and jointly organized by EDOHERMA and the Directorate of Education Quality and Accountability (DEQA) Ministry of Education is to provide a critical platform to address school security, child safety, conflict management, financial planning, regulatory compliance, and environmental hygiene across educational facilities.

EDOHERMA boss said the partnership has become necessary because schools host the largest concentration of children anywhere in the world, ensuring their health, physical safety, and overall well-being is a collective responsibility. 

She presented a clear case and reasons why health regulation must be integrated into the core management of educational institutions, nothing that healthy learners demonstrate improved concentration and cognitive function, record fewer sick days, and ultimately achieve better academic outcomes. 

"Proactive health management within schools also ensures that physical environments remain safe, directly reducing avoidable accidents and injuries among pupils.

Dr. Urhoghide explained that the agency’s Public Health Monitoring Department with innovation and by law is tasked with inspecting and monitoring school health, hospitality outlets, public spaces, mass gatherings, and general public health safety.

"To ensure continuous transparency, citizen engagement, and institutional accountability. Our active social media platform is a place where parents, teachers, and members of the general public can direct complaints to. They can also report substandard hygiene conditions, and alert regulators to public health hazards in real time. 

"Our online verification system would be a one stop health standards verification portal in Edo state for both health facilities/services and public spaces".

The Director General (DG) of (DEQA) Dr. Amen Ogbemudia, stated that the joint initiative directly reflects Governor Monday Okpebholo’s commitment to ensuring every child in Edo State receives top-tier education across both public and private institutions.

She emphasized that the workshop was deliberately structured not as a fault-finding compliance exercise, but as a collaborative platform to support private school growth, financial stability, and sustainable management.

Dr. Ogbemudia explained that when private educational enterprises thrive, more children gain access to learning, job creation expands, and the state’s education sector grows stronger.

She noted that outcomes from the engagement will inform continuous professional development programs for teachers, affirming that no education system can rise above the quality of its educators.

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