Experts urge Nigerian citizens to push for better healthcare
NPHCDA, CJID, PHCAs Nigerians plan to elect a new group of leaders in 2023, citizens have been urged to make health security and finance issues key conversation topics in their interactions with candidates.< /p>
This was one of the top recommendations offered by experts and health officials during a health dialogue session hosted by the Center for Journalism Innovation and Development in partnership with PREMIUM TIMES .
Theme: "Financing Primary Health Care; Role of State and Non-State Actors", the event held in Abuja, Nigeria's Capital Territory, brought together representatives of the National Primary Health Care Development (NPHCDA), World Health Organization (WHO), Federal Department of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, International Human Rights, National Youth Inclusive Initiative (NYII), Connected Development ( CODE), Electoral Hub and New Life Mental Health Relief and Care Initiative, among many other participants.
Participants said that Nigerians must start prioritizing health and ensure accountability of relevant government agencies, noting that the health sector must start doing things differently and use more innovative platforms to achieve the necessary results.
They also raised concerns about insufficient funding for the country's primary health care sector.
PHC Funding ChallengesIn her presentation on "Financing PHC: The Role of Government in Achieving Optimal PHC Performance", a director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Ngozi Nwosu, noted that complex and fragmented institutional arrangements between local, state and federal governments constrain the delivery of public health services in Nigeria.
Dialogue on HealthThe director also pointed out that the majority of health spending in the country is funded through out-of-pocket payments with little financial protection and inequitable access to health services.
She noted that the low quality of care received at primary health centers is caused by ill-equipped health facilities, gaps in quality service delivery, and low quality data.
She added that some of the federal government's efforts to improve PHC include the introduction of the National Health Act of 2014, the use of innovative and results-based funding approaches for efficient allocation of resources and the introduction of PHCUOR, among others. .
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NPHCDA, CJID, PHCAs Nigerians plan to elect a new group of leaders in 2023, citizens have been urged to make health security and finance issues key conversation topics in their interactions with candidates.< /p>
This was one of the top recommendations offered by experts and health officials during a health dialogue session hosted by the Center for Journalism Innovation and Development in partnership with PREMIUM TIMES .
Theme: "Financing Primary Health Care; Role of State and Non-State Actors", the event held in Abuja, Nigeria's Capital Territory, brought together representatives of the National Primary Health Care Development (NPHCDA), World Health Organization (WHO), Federal Department of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, International Human Rights, National Youth Inclusive Initiative (NYII), Connected Development ( CODE), Electoral Hub and New Life Mental Health Relief and Care Initiative, among many other participants.
Participants said that Nigerians must start prioritizing health and ensure accountability of relevant government agencies, noting that the health sector must start doing things differently and use more innovative platforms to achieve the necessary results.
They also raised concerns about insufficient funding for the country's primary health care sector.
PHC Funding ChallengesIn her presentation on "Financing PHC: The Role of Government in Achieving Optimal PHC Performance", a director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Ngozi Nwosu, noted that complex and fragmented institutional arrangements between local, state and federal governments constrain the delivery of public health services in Nigeria.
Dialogue on HealthThe director also pointed out that the majority of health spending in the country is funded through out-of-pocket payments with little financial protection and inequitable access to health services.
She noted that the low quality of care received at primary health centers is caused by ill-equipped health facilities, gaps in quality service delivery, and low quality data.
She added that some of the federal government's efforts to improve PHC include the introduction of the National Health Act of 2014, the use of innovative and results-based funding approaches for efficient allocation of resources and the introduction of PHCUOR, among others. .
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