The Federal Government has released ₦32.9 billion to States and Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country under the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF), marking the third disbursement this year.
The funds, approved by the Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) and guided by the newly launched BHCPF 2.0 Guidelines, are aimed at improving service delivery, supporting health workers, and expanding access to essential healthcare nationwide.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 3rd Quarter MOC Meeting in Abuja, where he asserted that the new guidelines represent a major milestone in the administration’s health reform agenda under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, designed to strengthen transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the use of public health funds.
Prof. Pate also disclosed that a Joint Task Force, working with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has been activated to monitor and ensure proper utilization of the funds at the community level.
Highlighting Nigeria’s growing health coverage, the Minister revealed that over 21 million Nigerians are now enrolled in health insurance schemes.
Through the BHCPF, more than 11,000 pregnant women have received emergency medical treatment, 15,000 women accessed obstetric care, and 500,000 pregnant women benefited from maternal health coverage, he said.
