Well being Commissioners from Nigeria’s 36 states have referred to as for a rise within the price range allocation for well being in any respect ranges of presidency within the Federation.
Whereas expressing dedication to strengthening the Major Well being Care techniques throughout the nation, they emphasised the necessity for extra funding by the federal government.
The commissioners, together with the Mandate Secretary of Well being for the Federal Capital Territory, additionally expressed help for the Federal Authorities’s workforce migration coverage.
Chairperson of the Nigeria Well being Commissioners’ Discussion board and Commissioner for Well being, Ekiti State, Dr Oyebanji Filani, made this recognized to newsmen on the finish of a two-day summit on Friday in Abuja.
“Well being financing was one other key concern on our agenda, we’re advocating for elevated price range allocations for well being in any respect ranges of presidency,” he stated.
Filani praised President Bola Tinubu for approving the Nationwide Coverage on Well being Workforce Migration and for his vital funding within the healthcare sector.
Acknowledging the acute scarcity of healthcare professionals, as highlighted in a current NHCF evaluation, he underscored the pressing want for progressive methods to draw, practice, and retain expert staff within the well being sector throughout Nigeria.
A good portion of the discussions centred on the current Supreme Courtroom ruling on Native Authorities Monetary Autonomy and its implications for Major Healthcare in Nigeria.
The commissioners reiterated their dedication to strengthening PHCs as the inspiration of the nation’s healthcare system.
Filani underlined the significance of guaranteeing sufficient staffing, coaching, and the supply of important medicines and gear on the grassroots stage.
“A sub-committee is established to develop a place paper on the implications of the Supreme Courtroom judgment for PHC financing.
“This paper can be ready in session with the Nigerian Governors Discussion board and the Federal Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare,” he stated.
In response to current outbreaks of cholera, diphtheria, and mpox, the Commissioners reviewed preparedness and response measures of their varied states.
He counseled the management of the Nigeria Centre for Illness Management and Prevention and referred to as for continued help to states to bolster preparedness and response.
“It was agreed that month-to-month conferences can be held between State Well being Commissioners and the Director-Common of the NCDC to boost coordination and readiness,” he stated.
He additionally expressed concern over the rising incidence of non-communicable illnesses corresponding to hypertension, diabetes, and renal illnesses.
“We resolved to prioritise NCDs in our state well being agendas and dedicated to launching a complete consciousness marketing campaign titled
“Know your Quantity, Management your Quantity,” scheduled for the final quarter of 2024,” he stated.
He pledged that the commissioners would work in direction of attaining Common Well being Protection and counseled the current efforts of the FMoH&SW in selling the Sector-Vast Method to healthcare supply.
The commissioner expressed their help for the Federal Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare’s rising digital well being initiative, which aimed to revolutionize healthcare supply by way of data-driven decision-making.
He additionally counseled the management of the Coordinating Minister of Well being and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, and the Minister of State for Well being, Dr Tunji Alausa, for his or her efforts in selling digital well being options.
Filani reaffirmed the commissioners’ dedication to enhancing well being outcomes throughout the nation and referred to as on all stakeholders, together with the non-public sector and civil society, to hitch fingers in constructing a more healthy and extra affluent nation.
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