The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says it revitalised and renovated 95 of the 110 earmarked Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities under Rapid Response initiatives and PHC revitalisation programme.
\nThe agency\u2019s Executive Director, Dr Faisal Shuaib, told newsmen last Sunday in Abuja that the PHC Revitalization and Renovation programme was inaugurated by President Muhammad Buhari.
\nShuaib said one of the top priorities of the agency was to provide technical support to state governments to facilitate smooth implementation of the PHC programme.
\nHe added that beyond revitalisation of PHC facilities, NPHCDA was working with key stakeholders to review the general system of managing PHC centres across the country.
\nHe explained that the new system of management was to ensure adequate distribution of human resources, equipment, availability of drugs, power, water and other things with a view to improving efficiency and quality of PHC services.
\nHe said \u201cthe policy of PHC under one roof is to promote the consolidation of management of PHC under state primary health care development agencies for quality PHC services.
\n\u201cConsolidating the PHC system which aims to have one management system and one plan is one of my major thrust since assumption of office as Executive Director in January this year.
\n\u201cWe have been able to ensure that states that have not implemented PHC under one roof complied and implemented the programme.
\n\u201cAs at today, only Bayelsa is yet to pass the bill for the establishment of State Primary Health Development Agency.\u201d
\nShuaib said the agency was working to change the image and culture of work at NPHCDA by ensuring proper accountability, strengthen routine immunisation and the supply chain.
\nThe executive director, who stressed the need for quality f PHC system in the country, stressed that the PHC system in Nigeria was still sub-optimal.
\nHe added that \u201cit is easy to say we have come a long way from where we are in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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