The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Muhammad Pate, has introduced that N45 billion has been disbursed on to Primary Healthcare Centres throughout the nation by the Basic Health Care Provision Fund.
Pate made this announcement on Wednesday on the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review in Abuja, themed “It’s for all of us: Accelerating our health sector reforms together.”
“The Basic Health Care Provision Fund 2.0 reform makes use of fairness concerns in distributing monetary and human assets to over 8,000 main healthcare centres by direct services. N45bn has already been disbursed on to the states to serve our inhabitants, “ he stated.
Additional funds and facility upgrades
According to him, we’ve mobilized greater than N3bn in complementary funding over the previous three years, together with N2.1bn that has been confirmed over time, which is able to complement the Federal Government’s efforts.
“In the last year, several facilities have already been revitalized, and 2,600 are currently in the late stages of being upgraded through the states. Additionally, two thousand more facilities will be revitalized as part of this effort,” he added.
Highlighting the administration’s dedication to strengthening the well being workforce, Pate introduced a goal to retrain 120,000 frontline well being staff, with over 40,000 already undergone retraining, and we’re on observe to fulfill and exceed the goal.
He additionally famous substantial progress in lowering infectious ailments, citing a 40 % drop in diarrhea ailments, a 24 % lower in tuberculosis, and a 12 % discount in HIV infections.
Advances in well being safety and native funding
Highlighting Nigeria’s well being safety good points, Pate famous that Nigeria’s well being safety can also be making progress, and based mostly on a survey carried out, the notion of Nigerians has improved.
“About half of Nigerians have endorsed the trajectory of Nigeria’s health system under the President’s leadership, and more than half are confident in the government’s capacity to effectively manage health emergencies.”
“With this political commitment, we can accelerate our efforts in the right direction. Seventeen states have already shown improved performance on modern contraceptives, and six have already doubled their efforts.”
“Following the executive order signed by the President, at least 40 businesses have submitted business cases to invest in local manufacturing. We’ve signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Afreximbank for a billion-dollar credit line.”
Call for collective effort in lowering mortality charges
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, representing the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, expressed concern that, regardless of efforts to decrease under-five and toddler mortality charges, the numbers stay alarmingly excessive.
“Although there have been some positive shifts in health indicators, especially regarding under-five and infant mortality rates, these figures are still unacceptably high. Additionally, neonatal mortality and malnutrition rates have worsened, underscoring the urgency of our mission,” he acknowledged.
- Uzodinma emphasised the significance of collective motion, acknowledging the distinct challenges every state faces whereas urging all stakeholders to remain targeted on attaining improved well being outcomes for Nigerians. He counseled the Minister of Health for his ongoing dedication to creating the sector compact a actuality.
- He additionally famous that current engagements throughout all 36 states have helped align key stakeholders with the sector’s priorities, guaranteeing they perceive their roles within the broader well being reform course of.
Reaffirming the Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s dedication to the well being sector compact, Uzodinma reiterated the Forum’s dedication to advancing healthcare enhancements nationwide.
