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Gbeminiyi Ogunleye
1 week ago
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FG injects N32.8bn into basic healthcare
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved the disbursement of N32.8bn from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund to support primary healthcare programmes in the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year.
The funds will be distributed through the National Health Insurance Authority, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System.
The FG also said it will approve a new set of governance guidelines for the BHCPF at the 10th BHCPF Ministerial Oversight Committee meeting.
While reaffirming the government’s commitment to strengthening the country’s healthcare system, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, revealed that N32.8 billion has been allocated to strengthen over 8,000 primary healthcare centres nationwide.
