Over N98bn Injected into primary healthcare, says Tinubu
Naija News • 5d ago
Over N98bn Injected into primary healthcare, says Tinubu
… 8,300 PHCs funded as insurance covers 10m vulnerable Nigerians
… 78,000 frontline health workers retrained in two years
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday disclosed that over N98 billion was disbursed last year to strengthen primary healthcare delivery across the country, describing the intervention as one of the largest single-year investments in grassroots health services in recent times.
The President made the disclosure at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Health Convention and Roundtable 1.0 in Abuja, where he said the funds were released through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to support operational expenses in more than 8,300 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) nationwide.
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