The Federal Government has revitalized at least 4,434 primary healthcare centres nationwide and retrained over 78,000 frontline health workers. In addition, health insurance coverage has expanded to 23.02 million Nigerians, all part of efforts to enhance access to quality and affordable healthcare.
Dr. Muyi Aina, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), along with Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, the Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), shared these updates during the NPHCDA quarterly media briefing held on Thursday in Abuja.
Aina noted that 3,526 of the facilities had undergone complete renovation, been commissioned, and subsequently handed over to state and local governments, while construction and refurbishment efforts are still in progress for 91 additional centres.
He emphasized that the revitalisation programme is a collaborative effort involving the Federal Government, state governments, development partners, and other stakeholders, underlining that the agency is dedicated to broadening access to operational primary healthcare services throughout the nation.
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