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Government To Determine Number Of Primary Healthcare Centres

The Nigerian government has inaugurated a committee to map out all the Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) across the nation. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac … Continue reading Government To Determine Number Of Primary Healthcare Centres


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Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole

Health Minister on Primary HealthcareThe Nigerian government has inaugurated a committee to map out all the Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) across the nation.

The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, inaugurated the committee on Tuesday.

According to him, the government, through the committee, will ascertain the number and locations of Primary Healthcare Centres available in the country and also to determine how many are functional or otherwise.

The Federal Ministry of Health plans a “one Primary Healthcare Centre per Ward Programme”, a situation where each ward would have at least one functional Primary Healthcare Centre.

Inaugurating the committee on January 19 in Abuja, the Minister stated that the Federal Government would rehabilitate 10,000 Primary Healthcare Centres within two years.

The committee which is to be chaired by Professor Michael Asuzu, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has 11 members and Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) would serve as secretariat.

The committee will conduct mapping of all PHCs in the country, using available resources data from all relevant departments, MDAs and other stakeholders, determine the functionality of PHC in every political ward and determine service availability in each of the PHCs in every political ward human resources and equipment.

It will also propose strategy for strengthening referral systems between PHC and higher hospitals in given geographical area and to perform any other Assignment determined by the Minister.

In his acceptance speech the Chairman of the Committee said that the committee would work according to the terms of reference.

He assured the Minister of their commitment to performing the assignment diligently.