Health Minister Announces Plan For Effective Primary Health Care System

Nigeria's Health Minister, Isaac Adewole, has announced plans to launch a new effective primary health care system in the country.

There'll be an overhaul of the previous system, he said. The move could lead to primary healthcare centres, PHCs, “having full control of how they utilize the money” they are allocated, he added.

“The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari would love to be remembered in making basic healthcare services qualitative, accessible and affordable to all Nigerians,” he said.

“Financial autonomy at the PHC facility level, making sure money gets to the primary healthcare facilities directly with facilities having full control of how they utilize the money, will help enhance the viability of PHC in the country.”

This approach, according to him, “informed the budget process in 2017 and underpins the approach for increasing healthcare services as espoused under the approved guidelines at the basic health care provision function.”


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