FG rolls out
FG rolls out Basic Health Care provision Fund In Four
State
As a follow up to the Presidential launch of the Basic Health Care
Provision Fund (BHCPF) in January 2019, the Honourable Minister of
Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has announced that the Pilot
scheme of the programme would be flagged off in the State of Osun,
Niger, Katsina and Abia States.
Speaking on this, recently in Abuja, Professor Adewole said that
the programme was the Federal Government’s direct response to
addressing high inequalities in access to quality HealthCare and
eliminating out of pocket expenses for Primary health care services
in order to improve health outcomes in Nigeria.
To achieve that goal, the Minister explained, that the Fund
would provide One (1) Primary Health Care Centre, per ward,
identified by States (based on defined criteria) with operational
budgets to enable those facilities improve service delivery.
Also, the BHCPF, now known as HUWE, would reimburse facilities
for delivering the specified package of services which include:-
Ante-natal care, Delivery (including Caesarean Sections), family
planning, treatment of childhood under Five(5) illnesses, malaria
treatment for all and screening for Non- Communicable Disease;
Adewole added.
He stated that HUWE had also made provision for the increased
Public Health Emergency Response to ensure that Nigerians were able
to receive Emergency Medical treatment.
He further mentioned that services covered under the program,
would be delivered in both Public and Private Care Facilities thus
ensuring that facilities focused on quality improvement to gain
market share.
HUWE will be funded through not less than 1% of the Consolidated
Revenue of the Federation as stipulated in the National Health Act,
2014. It also provides room for funding from Donor Organisations
and other sources.
Boade Akinola,
Director, Media and Public Relations