FCTA to partner NPHCDA to develop PHCs
FCTA to partner NPHCDA to develop PHCs
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Collaboration
By Kabir Muhammad
Abuja, March 29, 2017 (NAN) The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has said that the FCT Administration would collaborate with the NPHCDA to develop the Primary Health Centres in the territory to globally acceptable level.
Bello said this when he received the management of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) led by the Executive Director, Dr Faisal Shuaib, on Wednesday in Abuja.
The minister also assured that the FCT administration would work very closely with the agency to ensure that all the risks associated with public health in the FCT were reduced to minimal risk level.
He promised that the administration would provide the needed support to realise that objective.
Bello asked NPHCDA to use FCT as a model to showcase the standard expected of an ideal PHC that would be replicated across the country.
The minister lauded the presentation made by World Health Organisation (WHO) on the team on the status of immunisation in the FCT.
He noted that the report has provided a lot of insight into the state of immunisation in the FCT and the gaps needed to be filled.
“This comprehensive presentation for me is an eye opener because now I know from what I have seen here that we need to work harder in order to take our primary healthcare activities in the territory to the acceptable standard,’’ he said.
Bello recalled the exemplary performance of the public health workers nationwide during the unfortunate period of Ebola disease.
He paid tribute to the health workers that paid the supreme price in their efforts in serving humanity.
The minister also lauded the efforts of the public health officials in the eradication of Poliomyelitis in the country.
Shuaib had earlier commended the minister for the giant steps taken so far, which he said have demonstrated the commitment of the FCT administration in developing the health sub-sector.
He said the approval given by the minister for dedicated budget line for the health sector and the building of 12 model PHCs in various communities in the territory were highly commendable.
He said that the re-activation of the taskforce on polio eradication and timely release of counterpart fund for immunisation have gone a long way in strengthening the efforts to eradicate polio from the FCT.
Shuaib said that the agency was working round the clock to address reports of the outbreak of meningitis in the territory. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola