The Federal Government has allocated ₦249.6 billion to the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) over the past three years under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, which accounts for 77.1 percent of the total funds disbursed under the program since it began in 2019, as stated by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako.
Salako made this announcement on Wednesday during a ministerial press conference in Abuja regarding the fund’s implementation and accomplishments from 2023 to 2026.
He noted that the administration had enhanced funding for basic healthcare delivery, broadened health insurance coverage, and bolstered primary healthcare services through the fund.
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Salako further explained that since the initial disbursement from the BHCPF in September 2019, a cumulative total of ₦432.3 billion has been released, with ₦323.6 billion having been disbursed as of the latest assessment.
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