The Federal Government has shared N6.5 billion from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
This was announced by the Minister of Health, Osagie Enahire, on Tuesday at a press briefing at the ministry’s secretariat in Abuja.The National Health Insurance Scheme is to receive 50 per cent of the fund, the 45 per cent, and the Health Ministry will receive 5 per cent for outbreaks and emergency responses.
The State Health Insurance Schemes will benefit from the NHIS share to “purchase a Basic Minimum Package of Healthcare Services for all participating Nigerians.” In the breakdown of the N6.5b made available to journalists at the end of the briefing, Kano received the highest allocation with N948million, closely followed by Lagos and Katsina with N672million and N638million respectively.Also among the top receivers are Kaduna N552m; Bauchi N530m; Oyo 449m; Delta 394m; Adamawa 342m; Anambra N338m; Plateau 337m; Edo N301; Imo 301m; Yobe N270m; Ebonyi N230m.The BHCPF is the fundamental healthcare funding provided by the National Health Act.
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