Governor Uba Sani has earmarked 15% of Kaduna State’s yearly budget for the provision of healthcare services to its citizens.
Gatekeepers News reports that this Governor Sani declared this during a meeting at the Government House in Kaduna, hosting representatives from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and other key stakeholders in the healthcare sector.
He also outlined a comprehensive plan to revitalize 200 primary health centers across the state’s 23 Local Government Areas, aiming to improve healthcare accessibility and affordability in both urban and rural regions.
Governor Sani explained that upgrading existing primary health centers and establishing new ones aims at ensuring better accessibility, reduce travel time to healthcare facilities, and decrease congestion in densely populated areas.
Kaduna, a state in North-Western Nigeria, housing approximately ten million people and featuring 1,064 primary healthcare facilities, seems to be grappling with challenges arising from weak management within its healthcare system.
The discussions during the delegation’s visit, involving the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, World Health Organization, and UNICEF, centered on issues concerning primary healthcare services. These issues placed particular emphasis on achieving universal health coverage and routine immunization for both children and women.
Governor Sani highlighted measures implemented by his administration to bolster healthcare delivery and manage disease outbreaks within Kaduna State.
Expressing optimism, he emphasized the state’s goal to attain universal health coverage through enrolling more residents into the state’s Contributory Health Insurance Scheme.
