Tag: PHC

Ms Ahmad said this will also address human resource shortages in various facilities, which is crucial for improving healthcare delivery

The event highlighted the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on 11 July 2024, which grants direct financial autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 ...

He explained that these new PHCs would complement the ongoing upgrade of 70 existing PHCs into functional Level-two facilities

A radio station had alleged that over N300,000 quarterly funding by NiCARE for enrollees to Baruwa Primary Healthcare centre (PHC) ...

The new development may have called to question the commitment of the Tinubu-led administration to carry out the much-touted harmonisation ...

He said the recent deaths were due to the suspected measles outbreak, adding that there have been challenges to vaccine ...

Ibrahim Lawan said he and some staffers of the PHC “actually tampered” with the therapeutic food supplements.

The PIND’s Executive Director, Tunji Idowu, disclosed this at the lunch of its 2023.

The 12 PHCs PREMIUM TIMES visited are yearning for equipment and personnel to cope with the swarming patients.

Though the infrastructural upgrade across PHCs in Borno State communities are noticeable, poor staffing, lack of drugs, among other necessities ...

The governor noted that the healthcare centre will replace a primary health care centre in the area which had been ...

Nigeria recorded an estimated 68 million cases and 190,000 deaths from the disease as of 2021.

From October to December, MSF treated 3,965 patients. The international medical organisation said measles admission to its facilities in Borno ...

Meanwhile, the head of Daddere Primary Health Centre, Hassana Osabo, denies the allegation of Mrs Abubakar.

Despite government policies and interventions as enumerated by the state's health commissioner, Tomi Coker, PHCs face challenges in service delivery ...

The motorcycle was given to the community by UNICEF in collaboration with Global Alliance for Vaccines Initiative (GAVI) as part ...

The NPHCDA boss said the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the situation by bringing about social restrictions and heightening public distrust in ...

The stakeholders noted that to make PHCs work, the government must ensure adequate welfare and remuneration of service providers at ...

Findings have shown that only about 20 per cent of PHC facilities across Nigeria are fully functional.

The forum said increasing financing and improving current financing arrangements can catalyse the goal of achieving UHC by 2030.

Poor funding of the health sector leaves negative impacts on Nigeria’s rising population, with the country accounting for 20 per ...

“The foundation of any strong health system and for Universal Health Coverage rests on a robust, resilient PHC system.”