By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
The federal government has approved the disbursement of ₦32.8 billion through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) implementing gateways to strengthen healthcare delivery across Nigeria.
The funding is aimed at sustaining recent gains in population health outcomes and disease control, while expanding access to quality primary healthcare services for citizens, regardless of their location or socio-economic status.
The approval was one of the major outcomes of the 15th Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) meeting on the National Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, the Sector-Wide Approach, and Government and Donor-Funded Programmes and Initiatives.
The meeting was co-chaired by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, and the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako.
The Committee also reviewed key performance indicators, financial reports, programme implementation milestones, and emerging priorities requiring policy attention. Members identified strategic measures to address implementation bottlenecks and agreed on timelines for delivering priority interventions ahead of the next quarterly review.
The meeting ended with renewed commitments from government institutions and development partners to strengthen collaboration, reinforce Nigeria’s health system, and accelerate the delivery of impactful healthcare interventions across the country.
