FG Earmarks N55 Billion For Basic Healthcare Services

By Blessing Bature, Abuja

The Federal Government of Nigeria for the very first time in the history under the leadership of president Muhammadu Buhari has allocated N55 bilion from the 2019 budget towards providing basic health services for all Nigerians.

The Executive Secretary, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency ( NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib Said this during a one year anniversary of the technical support program and Leadership development academy first graduation yesterday in Abuja, adding that the Federal ministry of health and Primary Heathcare Development agancy, Nigeria Health Insurance Scheme and Nigeria Insurance for Disease Control shall use the fund to service healthcare facilities across each wards of the federation for the benefits of all.

He however said that the fund will be sent directly to the state and primary health care centers so that those funds will be use for renovations and servicing of the primary Heath care centers, like Provision of eletricity, water supply, human resources shall also be considered because some of the health facilities do not have the human resources (the nurses, the midwives that are required to provide effective services delivery, provision of drugs, engaging with the community on basic health awareness.

In term of proportion, 45 percent of this fund are for basic health care services through the National Primary Heathcare Development Agency, while 50 percent through NHIS and the remaining 5percent is for the Federal ministry of health, he explained.

Shuaid said this efforts is to enhance capacity building having observed after deep analysis that there is a lack of coherent where state relate with NPHCDA and the ministry of health in terms of asking for technical support so there are areas about capacity building around primary Heathcare facilities and the primary Heathcare workers.

He also said that the technical support programme as domicile within the primary healthcare development agancy will coordinate all of the technical assistance in a way that every body is brought on board, all the stakeholders understand their areas of involvement in technical assistance and even on the part of the NPHCDA we are able to understand the gap in primary Heathcare delivery.

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