• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Friday, October 3, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

Buhari Approves 3 Additional Orthopedic Hospitals

Vital News by Vital News
August 18, 2022
in Health
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of three more orthopedic hospitals across the country.

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Wednesday at the official inauguration of the Primary Health Care(PHC) Leadership Challenge at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja.

The event was organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in partnership with development partners.

“The president has approved three more national orthopedic hospitals; one per geo-political zone.

“North-East has one; the North-Central has one and the South-South has one; in Benin, Jos and Jalingo respectively,’’ he said.

RelatedStories

Ododo Approves N300,000 Special Monthly Allowance For Kogi Doctors

Doyen Of Pharmacy And Industrialist, Chief Olu Akinkugbe Dies At 96

Kogi Government Takes Journalists On Tour Of Ongoing Road, Health Projects In Mopa-Muro LG

Anti-graft Group, YPU, Decries Disrepair State Of Hospitals, Roads In Yobe In spite Alleged Release Of N1 trillion

On his part, Country Director, Bill and Belinda Gates Foundation, Jeremie Zoungrana, said that the PHC Challenge fund represented a unique opportunity to motivate and publicly recognise ownership and leadership at the subnational level.

He said that the PHC health indicators would be tracked to support the NGF build Governor-level accountability, improve performance management, and enhance investments in critical areas of PHC.

“The challenge fund will also leverage other BMGF investments that focus on improving state level data ownership, analysis, quality, and use,” he said.

The Minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, also spoke at the event.

She disclosed that a total sum of N471.9 billioni had so far been disbursed by the Federal government as grant to states under the 1.5 billion dollars World Bank-Assisted States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme.

Ahmed said that it was gratifying to note that beyond benefitting from the grants, all the 36 states in the Federation had fully domesticated the fiscal reforms in their public financial management system.

In his speech, NGF’s Chairman, Gov. Kayode Fayemi, said the event buttressed the commitment as governors to building a resilient Primary Health Care System.

He said that the Primary Health Care(PHC) Leadership Challenge aimed to address the bottlenecks in the system as it strove to build a robust public health care system.

“As part of our enduring partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates and Aliko Dangote Foundations, we convened a roundtable on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 in Seattle, USA, to reflect on the states’ government development agenda for immunisation, PHC and human capital development.

“This culminated in the Seattle Declaration which restates the commitments of the NGF to strengthen leadership and accountability for the PHC system at the state level.”

According to him, evidence has shown that PHC has the potential to expand attainment of Universal Health Coverage to as much as 80 per cent of the population.

“On our part, then agenda most forum representing the 36 states of the Federation has taken up the challenge we have done In the past with polio eradication and we’re ready to do it again for primary health care system strengthening, especially given our recent experience with the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Fayemi thanked the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Aliko Dangote Foundation, UNICEF, the Nigerian National Primary Health Care Development Agency, and the NGF Secretariat for putting together the challenge.

In the statement of declaration, Fayemi said that following the induction to the Seattle Declaration by 36 governors of Nigeria in November 2019, the NGF affirmed its commitment to strengthen the primary health care system in the country.

“We therefore adopt and confirm our commitment in line with the Seattle Declaration as outlined below.

“Improving the governance of the primary healthcare system as a sub national level by fully implementing the primary health care under one roof policy, and providing active leadership for primary health care through regular engagement with relevant PHC stakeholders, and quarterly PHC performance review at the State Executive Council meetings

“To promote progressive increase in primary health care funding by ensuring efficient budgeting that is aligned to annual operational plans, promptly releasing approved budget to the state primary health care board, and primary health care facilities and ensuring that there is a mechanism in place for basic health care provision, fund implementation and oversight at the state and facility levels.

“Recruit requisite health workforce to ensure that all primary health care facilities have the minimum staffing requirements appropriate for their level in line with the state’s minimum service package.

“Institute a culture of use of evidence for decision making, by ensuring that the data quality across all primary health care facilities is progressively improved.

“Develop a state led and state on local government area levels, PHC Leadership Challenge for local government area chairmen, for sustainability and strengthening the commitment of the local government area chairmen to primary health,” he said.(NAN / vitalnewsngr.com)

Tags: BeninBuhariJalingoJosOrthopaedic
Previous Post

Emirates Airlines Suspends All Flights To Nigeria

Next Post

$418m Paris Club Refund : Malami’s Action Fraudulent, Self Serving – NGF

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

Kogi @34 : Let Us Chart A brighter Course For Our Collective Future, Ododo Charges Indigenes
Health

Ododo Approves N300,000 Special Monthly Allowance For Kogi Doctors

September 29, 2025
Doyen Of Pharmacy And Industrialist, Chief Olu Akinkugbe Dies At 96
Health

Doyen Of Pharmacy And Industrialist, Chief Olu Akinkugbe Dies At 96

September 22, 2025
Kogi Government Takes Journalists On Tour Of  Ongoing Road, Health Projects In Mopa-Muro LG
Health

Kogi Government Takes Journalists On Tour Of Ongoing Road, Health Projects In Mopa-Muro LG

September 22, 2025
Anti-graft Group, YPU, Decries Disrepair State Of Hospitals, Roads In Yobe In spite Alleged Release Of N1 trillion
Crime

Anti-graft Group, YPU, Decries Disrepair State Of Hospitals, Roads In Yobe In spite Alleged Release Of N1 trillion

September 16, 2025
BHPF : President Tinubu Approves Immediate Release Of N29,284,145,353.78 To 36 States,FCT
Health

BHPF : President Tinubu Approves Immediate Release Of N29,284,145,353.78 To 36 States,FCT

September 9, 2025
Next Post

$418m Paris Club Refund : Malami’s Action Fraudulent, Self Serving – NGF

Over 7000 People To Benefit From Nigerian Govt's Grant In Borno

Woman Lynched In Kaduna For Housing 7 Bandits

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

Easter : Kogi FRSC embarks on 24-hour patrol of highways

3 years ago

75yr-old Man, 21 Others In NDLEA Net Over Illicit Drugs

3 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II Dies At 96

3 years ago
Ogun Deputy Governor Advocates Accurate Boundary Demarcation To Prevent Conflicts

Ogun Deputy Governor Advocates Accurate Boundary Demarcation To Prevent Conflicts

2 years ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN cement Court Dangote death dies drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security students Tinubu
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Engineer Urges Nigeria To Invest In Aerospace Technology To Tackle Insecurity, Modernise Aviation

Bandits Kidnap Police Officer In Kwara

Death Toll In Ibaji Boat Mishap Rises To 36

Arrest of 147 Terrorists In One Week, Confirms Tinubu Is Boosting Troops’ Morale – Group ‎

Fubara Sacks Commissioners, SSG, SAs, SSAs

2027 : Group Holds Awareness Walk In Kogi, Reaffirms Commitment To Vision, Leadership Of President Tinubu

Trending

Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From  October 29
News

Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From October 29

by Vital News
October 2, 2025
0

The Kogi State Government says it will commence strict enforcement of ban on Zariagi, Osara and other...

Realnews Announces Theme, Date For It’s 13th Anniversary Lecture

October 2, 2025
Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji,  For Hard Work, Dedication

Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji, For Hard Work, Dedication

October 2, 2025
FG Cancels Independence Anniversary Parade

Engineer Urges Nigeria To Invest In Aerospace Technology To Tackle Insecurity, Modernise Aviation

October 2, 2025
Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of Three Officers, Two Vigilante In Kogi

Bandits Kidnap Police Officer In Kwara

October 2, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From October 29 October 2, 2025
  • Realnews Announces Theme, Date For It’s 13th Anniversary Lecture October 2, 2025
  • Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji, For Hard Work, Dedication October 2, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In