‘A’ Ibom, Borno Yet To Access Basic Health Care Provision Fund’

The Federal Ministry of Health, says Borno and Akwa Ibom States are yet to make any commitment towards accessing the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF).
The Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Emmanuel Meribole, said this in an interview with newsmen yesterday in Abuja.
Our correspondent reports that the BHCPF is one per cent of Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) for healthcare services in line with the National Health Act 2014.
International partners such as the World Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and USAID are also contributing to the Fund. The Brand name for this Programme is “HUWE” meaning life.
Meribole said that since the rollout of BHCPF by President Muhammadu Buhari on Jan. 8, only 34 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had shown commitment toward the programme.
He disclosed that implementation had progressed steadily over the past six months.
According to him, out of the 33 states and the FCT, only 21 have made their financial contributions of N100 million each to support implementation of BHCPF in their states.