The Federal Government says it has disbursed over ₦20 billion to support 4,362 primary health centres across the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, over the past two years.
Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, stated this at the Government-citizens’ Engagement Interactive Session organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Kaduna on Wednesday, the funding was provided through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s primary healthcare system.
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According to the minister, the initiative aims to improve access to essential health services, especially for vulnerable populations in rural and underserved
Pate explained that 274 projects had been executed across 35 tertiary hospitals in the Northern part of the country, serving over 4.5 million outpatients and 1.6 million inpatients.
The minister posited that the commitment of the President Bola Tinubu-led Administration to improving national health outcomes is being matched with action, with the provision of health infrastructure across all levels of healthcare delivery nationwide.
