Waje voiced her concerns in response to a recent health report that reveals the devastating nature of primary healthcare in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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Dr. Babagana Machina, Executive Secretary, Yobe State Primary Healthcare Management Board, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu.
The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Wednesday at the Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate Governor Sanwo-Olu’s first year in office.
Dr Francis Faduyile, the President of NMA, told the News agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, that the poor handling of primary healthcare was due to negligence and poor commitment on the part of state governors.
After promising to ensure that Nigerians across the country receive basic primary healthcare — so they won’t have to pay so much out-of-pocket, he did it with the National Assembly’s passage of the stipulation that 1 per cent out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund must go towards funding primary healthcare in the 2018 budget.
Saraki said this would be in line with the provisions of the National Primary Healthcare Act.
Federal and State Governments to engage massive healthcare workers to reduce child mortality in the country.