Federal Government has said it will invest in 8,000 primary healthcare centres across the country with the Basic Health Care Provision Fund.
The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the unveiling of the 2022 National Health Insurance Authority Act operational guidelines. The Operational Guidelines is the secondary law that operationalises the NHIA Act.
“We expect faster progress and increased enrollment in the next few years.
Pate stated that Nigeria has less than 10 per cent covered presently. He, however, said that the implementation of the programme would ensure that more Nigerians were covered to meet the goals set by President Bola Tinubu.
“Also, there is a portion of BHCPF that is meant for the vulnerable group and we will make sure that it gets to them.
“We will be investing in the Primary Healthcare arena where almost 8,000 primary healthcare across the country will be receiving funds through the BHCPF.
“We will expand the space where the private sector and development partners will contribute,” Pate said.
