The Federal Government is set to release 50 billion naira as the first tranche of the Basic Healthcare Fund, a significant increase from 25 billion naira allocated in 2022.
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, who made the disclosure at the third edition of the ministerial news briefing series organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation in Abuja, noted that this infusion of funds would breathe new life into the nation’s primary healthcare facilities, by ensuring that quality care is accessible to all citizens.
He stated that the Federal Government has recruited 2,497 doctors, midwives, nurses and community health extension workers in the last six months to bridge the manpower shortage in the sector.
Pate said the President Bola Tinubu administration has made substantial strides in expanding health insurance coverage by enrolling about 750,000 more Nigerians in the scheme.
By Opeoluwa Micheal-Ayobami
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