Nigeria to expand primary healthcare centres to 17,000 by 2027

From Agaju Madugba, KatsinaThe federal government plans to increase the number of functional primary healthcare centres (PHCs) nationwide from 1,800 in 2023 to 17,000 by 2027.Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Ali Pate, announced this on Tuesday, April 29, in Katsina during the fifth annual delegates meeting and general conference of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA).Represented by Dr Suleiman Bello, Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Pate described the expansion as part of a transformative initiative to enhance training, service delivery, and community resilience.

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display('div-gpt-ad-1718806029429-0'); }); He praised the conference theme, “Universal Applicability of Care Standards for Patients and the Wellbeing of Healthcare Providers”, as vital to Nigeria’s healthcare landscape. “Care standards provide the architecture for consistent, measurable, and accountable service delivery,” he said.“They define the outcomes we seek, the pathways to achieve them, and the ethics that must underpin every medical encounter.

”Pate noted the recent inauguration of the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee, a statutory body under the National Health Act, tasked with enforcing minimum standards in federal tertiary hospitals. The committee aims to ensure quality and accountability in healthcare delivery. $(document).

ready(function(){(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({})}); Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda urged NMA members to engage in constructive dialogue with the government to improve healthcare services.

He reaffirmed his administration’s support for medical professionals, citing interventions since 2023, including upgrading seven comprehensive health centres to general hospitals, commissioning a 16-bed dialysis centre, and constructing an ultra-modern imaging centre, diagnostic centre, and pharmaceutical production facility.“We recognise the importance of collaboration between the government and medical associations in advancing healthcare delivery,” Radda said.The post Nigeria to expand primary healthcare centres to 17,000 by 2027 appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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