Ogun State Government has promised to improve to facilitate programmes that will prolong life expectancy of residents through implementation of Basic Health Care Provision Fund, BHCPF, in all Primary Health Centres, PHCs.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker gave the assurance at a stakeholders’ meeting on the Implementation of Basic Health Care Provision Fund and Improving Primary Health Care system in the state in Abeokuta.
Dr. Coker, who explained that the BHCPF was the first step towards achieving universal healthcare, assured that renovation of PHCs were on-going across the State to ensure effective service delivery.
Also, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Afolabi Afuwape, who described funding of PHCs as important to the overall development of the State, pointed out that active involvement and engagement of Transition Committee Chairmen in the day-to-day running of the public health facilities was paramount.
In a presentation, the Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola said to ensure accountability, revenue generated in each facility should be under the respective PHCs accounts, monitored and accessed by Transition Committee Chairmen and MOH, adding that there should also be uniform price list for PHC services in the 20 Local Government Areas of the State.
In their separate contributions, the State Coordinator, World Health Organisation, WHO, Dr. Sunday Abidoye and his counterpart from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Victoria Adebiyi, commended government in its efforts at ensuring a successful take-off and implementation of the BHCPF, promising that their various agencies would continue to support the State at improving healthcare service and delivery.
Olusegun Folarin
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