By
Hon.
Mohammed Usman, the Deputy Chair, House Committee on Health Services, has
lamented that Nigeria budget has not been able to actualise one per cent
Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) allocation to health as stipulated in the
National Health Act of 2014.
He
said that the legislators have been trying to work out the modality
of meeting the allocation to provide for effective health care services at all
levels in the country since 2016 till date, adding that this
may be captured in the 2018 budget.
Hon.
Usman said this in Abuja at the Primary Healthcare Advocacy Civil Society
Organisations Learning Dissemination Meeting organised by Mamaye E4A.
He
expressed optimism that with the introduction of public hearing, CSOs can come
and scrutinise the budget.
It would
be recalled that the NH Acts states that one per cent of consolidated revenue
of the country be made available to provide basic healthcare services to all
Nigerians especially the poor.
It
also stated that 50 per cent of the revenue be given to the National Health
Insurance Scheme as basic minimum health package (health for all) while 45 per
cent of the funds be given to the National Primary Health Care Development
Agency for provision of essential drugs and vaccines, Laboratory equipment and
Logistics and also for human resources for its activities.
The
other five percent is to be given to the federal ministry of health for
emergency medical treatment.
Similarly,
the Executive Secretary of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency
(NPHCDA) Dr Faisal Shuaib said there is an improvement from the driving efforts
of our various partners. We are achieved a lot with so many
challenges.
According
to the NPHCDA Boss, who was represented at the occasion by Dr. Abdullah in
Bulaga Garbage s few states have full component of PHC.
Speaking
also at the event, the NURHI2 Portfolio Director, Dr. Mojisola Odeku said we
started PHC under one roof, but was lost due to lack of
leadership and commitment.
Meanwhile,
the Country Director, MamayeE4A, Dr. Tunde Segun in his address of welcome said
the ultimate goal of health care is for effective, efficient and coordinated
PHC services can be delivered to the citizens especially the vulnerable women
and children.
According
to him, the organisation has supported Civil Society Organisations in nine
states to get involved in advocating for the implementation of specific pillars
of Primary Health care Under one Roof (PHCUOR) as a novel strategy.
