The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, said the Federal Government would expand the number of functional primary healthcare centres from approximately 1,800 in 2023 to 17,000 by 2027. ‘We are expanding the number of functional primary healthcare centres from approximately 1,800 in 2023 to 17,000 by 2027. ‘Not merely a numerical goal, it is a …

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate has said that N45 billion has been disbursed directly to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund. Pate made this statement on  At the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister said: “The Basic …

The Benue State government has been tasked to immediately address the deplorable state of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) affecting several communities across the state. The call for action follows an investigative report by PREMIUM TIMES disclosing that PHCs in Otukpo, Logo, Ohimini, And Vandeikya local government areas (LGAs) of the state do not meet the minimum standard or non-existent …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Fellows Programme, with young Nigerian fellows to be engaged in all the 774 Local Government Areas. According to a statement by presidential spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the move signifies the President’s determination to comprehensively upgrade existing Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs), and construct over 8,800 new primary healthcare centres across …

The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Nusirat Elelu has complained about some challenges facing healthcare delivery in the state. At the 40th Media Parliament, organised by the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Elelu identified inadequate personnel due to persistent turn over in staff in the agency. She stated that misinformation …

To improve healthcare delivery and bring the sector’s services closer to the people, the Enugu State government has embarked on the construction of new 260-type 2 primary healthcare centres across the state. Governor Peter Mbah disclosed this yesterday when he received the minister of state for health and social welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, at the Government House, Enugu. Mbah said …

Irked by the dangers of poor healthcare delivery, many Nigerians have decried the worsening state of Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) occasioned by the shortage of health personnel across the country. An investigative report by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) uncovered that inadequate human resources and rising deficiency of health workers are crippling PHCs in Ogun, Anambra, Nasarawa, and …