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College want states to support SMEs

College want states to support SMEs

By Mohammed Ahmed Kaigama
Support
Bauchi, Oct. 14, 2019 (NAN) The National Defence College (NDC), Abuja, has advised state governments to encourage the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in their states.
Brig.-Gen. Elias Attu, the Deputy Commandant of the college, gave the advice when he led Course 28 participants on a visit to Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in Bauchi on Monday.
He urged the state governments to support the growth and development of small and medium enterprises in their states to improve economic diversity.
“Encouraging the SMEs in the state will help the government to diversify the economy of the state.
“Supporting SMEs will also expose business owners to profit and skills management and set the state on the right track.
“Helping SMEs owners bridge business gap will connect them to viable partners who will further their business goals and expand their operations and reach beyond Nigeria shores,” he said.
Attu said they were in the state for a study tour on SMEs to boost the learning process of the participants in the college.
He stressed that state’s support to the growth and thrive of SMEs would reduce unemployment and insecurity as well as provide employment, self reliance and economic growth of the state.
Responding, Mohammed, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Baba Tela, said the state government had focused on industrialisation.
Mohammed assured of partnership with Bauchi State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BACCIMA) to revitalise the moribund industries in the state.
He said the state also encourages self reliance and job creation among the small scale enterprise and the business community.
The governor commended the Nigeria Military for encouraging their personnel to engage in SMEs. (NAN)
MAK/CEO/MST
Edited by Chidi Opara/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Economy

Embrace anti-corruption crusade, Kano anti-graft agency boss tasks states

By Tukur Muntari
Corruption
Kano, Sept. 8, 2019 (NAN) Mr Muhuyi Magaji, the Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission, has called on all the 36 state governments and FCT administration to participate actively in fighting corruption for the progress of the country.

Magaji made the appeal while speaking at a one-day parley on the fght against corruption at sub-national level organised by a non-governmental organisation, Muryar Talaka Awareness Initiatives, held in Kano.

He pointed out that prior to the creation of the current anti-corruption agencies at national level, most of the legal insruments aganst corrupt practices were in the penal and criminal codes, which were state legislations.

He however lamented that the state governments have allowed themselves to be victims in the fight against corruption instead of actors.

He described corruption as one of the factors delaying progress and development of any nation anywhere in the world, stressing that the fight against corruption should be a collective effort by all stakeholders in order to make justice affordable for commonman.

According to him, the commission has recorded tremendous achievements including the construction of new offices in all the 44 local government areas of the state, recruitment of over 100 staff, training and retraining of staff in addition to treating over 4,000 different cases.

The chairman disclosed that the commission was working independently without the influence of any person or group, adding it is only acting based on petitions and complaints from individuals or groups and get justice for free as the commission was always willing and ready to serve them.

Magaji expressed the commission’s willingness to partner with all stakeholders towards achieving efficiency in addressing complaints and disputes within the public in the state.

He commended the efforts of the organisers of the parley, whom he described as promoters of transparency and accountability in government, private sectors as well as among common people.

He therefore urged other state governments to emulate Kano state by establishing similar anti-corruption agencies with guaranteed autonomy to achieve the desired results.

Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of Muryar Talaka and awareness initiative, Mr Zaidu Bala, commended the Kano state government for establishing the anti-corruption agency and urged other states to adapt it.

Bala also appreciated the robust and dogged disposition of the chairman of the commission in the fight against corruption in the state. (NAN)
MTM/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

UNICEF restates commitment to partner State Governments on child care

UNICEF restates commitment to partner State Governments on child care
By Zubairu Idris
Children
Dutsi (Katsina State), Aug. 26, 2019 (NAN) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has renewed its committed to partner with State Governments to promote the well-being of the Nigerian child.
The UNICEF Country representative in Nigeria, Mr Peter Hawkins, stated this on Monday at Dutsi, Katsina State, during the flag-off ceremony of Maternal, New Born and Child Health Week Campaign, and Introduction of Meningitis vaccine (Men-A) into routine immunisation.
He said the collaboration is aimed at ensuring that the Nigerian child thrives and grow to his or her full potential.
“UNICEF and other development partners support states in ensuring that all routine immunisation frontline health workers have received the requisite training that will enable them to administer this vaccine safely and together with other vaccines.
“It is my hope that this flag off will serve as a milestone in the quest to ensure that children receive full protection against vaccine preventable diseases,” he said.
Hawkins, represented by the UNICEF acting Field Officer, Kano, Mr Oluniyi Oyedokun, explained that meningitis is an extremely distressing disease that causes significant loss of life, especially in countries location within the “meningitis belt”.
He said that almost all states in Nigeria, including Katsina state, fall within the meningitis belt.
Hawkins said that 1,321 cases of meningitis were recorded across the 34 local government areas of the state in 2018.
The UNICEF official also stressed the importance of routine immunisation in preventing child killer diseases.
The Chairman, Katsina State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Shamsuddeen Yahya, said that 2 million children and 400,000 women were being targeted for the exercise.
He explained that the vaccine is free of charge given to children from nine to 11 months.
Yahya said that 1,083 health facilities were selected for the exercise across the state.
He urged parents to present their children for the vaccination. (NAN)
ZI/KTO/MST
Edited by Kamal Tayo Oropo/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Science & Technology

NCC caution states against multiple taxation in telecomm sector

NCC caution states against multiple taxation in telecomm sector
By Yakubu Uba
NCC
Yola, July 4, 2019 (NAN) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned state governments against the adverse effect of multiple taxation on the growth of telecommunication sector.
The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management, of the commission, Mr Sunday Dare, raised the concern at the North-East Stakeholders’ Parliament meeting with Relevant Agencies in Charge of Telecommunications Matters on Thursday in Yola.
Represented by Mr Alkasim Umar, the Head of Compliance and Monitoring of NCC, he said communication is very critical to social and economic growth of a state, adding that everything needed to be done to encourage its expansion.
“It is therefore a matter of great worry that at this point in our history, we are still talking about protecting telecoms infrastructure from interference by agencies of government, or from multiple taxation and regulations, when all levels of government should actually be the ones encouraging and incentivising operators to build infrastructure in their domains.
“In essence, we all must take a long-term view of the need to provide a conducive environment for the spread of telecoms infrastructure, be they BTS sites or fibre infrastructure.
“The current practice of imposing heavy sector-specific taxes and charges on telecoms infrastructure; levying huge Right-of-Way charges and decreeing onerous regulations may appear to bring immediate revenues to the coffers of the state. But let us be clear: multiple taxation and regulation of the telecoms industry discourage investment.
“They deny government of long term revenues and they destroy the foundation for future growth.
“This is why we must all work towards win-win solutions that enable operators to roll-out fast and efficient networks which create opportunities for our citizens and develop our economies,” Dare said.
He noted that there was empirical evidence provided by World Bank that improvement in penetration of broadband and ICT infrastructure by 10 per cent would boost national GDP by 2.5 per cent in one year, saying the revenue from communication is catching up with oil.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that high-point of the meeting was the presentation of papers on “Harmonisation of Taxation/Regulation of Telecommunications Infrastructure” and “Legal Framework for Telecommunications Infrastructure Rollout” presented by Prof. Abiola Sanni and Paul Usoro (SAN), respectively. (NAN)
YMU/OSA/MST
Edited by Shittu Obassa/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Economy

FAAC: FG, States, LGCs share N679.69bn in May

FAAC: FG, States, LGCs share N679.69bn in May
By Mohammed Nur Tijani/Tukur Muntari
Allocations
Kano, June 27, 2019 (NAN) The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils have shared N679.69 billion as revenue for the month of May.
The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Alhaji Ahmed Idris, disclosed this shortly after the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in Kano on Thursday.
He said the amounts shared were the outcome of the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting.
Idris said the distribution covered the allocations to the three tiers of government, inclusive of cost of collection to Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and Federal Inland Resource (FIRS).
He said the gross statutory revenue of N571.7 billion received for the month was higher than the N518.9 billion received in the previous month by N52.8 billion.
Idris said revenues from oil Royalty and Companies Income Tax (CIT) improved tremendously while Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) decreased significantly, pointing out that import duty and value added tax only recorded marginal increases.
He, however, explained that the distributable statutory revenue for the month was N571.73 billion, saying the total revenue distributable for the current month including VAT and exchange gain was N679.69 billion.
In summary, Idris said the federal government was allocated N268.23 billion, while states got N136.05 billion and local governments received N104.89 billion.
He indicated that for the month of May, the gross revenue available from the VAT was N106.82 billion as against N96.48 billion distributed in the preceeding month, resulting in an increase of N10.34 billion.
According to him, the oil producing states received N40.32 billion as 13 per cent oil derivation revenue.
He disclosed that the next FAAC meeting was proposed for July 23 and July 24 in Abuja. (NAN)
MNT/MTM/CHOM/MST
Edited by Chioma Ugboma/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Doctor advocates establishment of cancer centres in states

Doctor advocates establishment of cancer centres in states
By Ummul Idris
Cancer
Abuja, Feb. 21, 2019 (NAN) Dr Ekpe Phillips, Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), FCT chapter, has urged the Federal Government to establish at least one cancer centre in each state of the federation.
Phillips made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.
He stated that it would not be out of place to have cancer centres across the 36 states of the federation to make for easy accessibility for patients.
According to him, it is not too much if we are having one centre per state to forestall the hurdles being confronted by patients.
He also called for the training of personnel to help address the menace of cancer, stressing that granting of scholarship to health workers for such purpose will help curtail the scourge.
“We must also encourage the training of personnel especially those in that particular area including granting them scholarship for those personnel in that field.
“The queue at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, National Hospital Abuja, and a few hospitals should end with the establishment of new cancer centres across the country.
“There was a Swedish cancer treatment that was meant for Nigeria, but because of political interest, they relocated to Ghana, this was some years back,’’ he said.
According to him, the government should encourage anything health to make Nigerians healthy. (NAN)
UMD/FF/MST
Edited by Fela Fashoro/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Environment

FG urges states to key into Open defecation- free roadmap

Roadmap
By Tosin Kolade
Abuja, Jan. 30, 2019 (NAN) The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has called on state governments to key into the Open Defecation Free Roadmap to promote sanitation and hygiene in the country.

 

Adamu, who made this call at the National Task Group on Sanitation meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, said this call became necessary following continued and low progress made in ending open defecation practice in the country.

 

Nigeria has a Roadmap for Ending Open Defecation by 2025, with a goal for every Nigerian to have access to safely managed sanitation and attain 100 per cent coverage of improved sanitation nationally.

He said that it was saddening and ‘scandalous’ that only nine local governments had been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), out of the 774 nationally.

 

According to him, states have a huge role to play in hygiene promotion, and with more commitment and political will at all tiers of government, this will be achieved.

 

He said that the ministry was taking some steps such as declaring a national emergency on the water and sanitation sector and implementation of ODF road map.

 

“We have too many paper works, and less action, we want to start seeing more actions, especially in the states, we want to see that quantum leap toward ending open defecation.

 

“The challenge we are always having as the Federal Government is translating these ideas to the states.

 

“In the 36 states and the FCT, many of them have different priorities; we must continue to strive to see that the issue of ODF campaign is aligned together.”

Adamu said that Nigeria could not continue to do things with bureaucratic mentality, adding that it was now time to think outside the box, and with behaviour change, “this can be achieved’’.

 

The minister said that the Federal Government was already partnering with the Nigerian Governors Forum and the Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari to advocate and champion the ODF campaigns.

 

“In the last three years, India has built 80 million toilets; we need this kind of quantum leap in this country.

 

“By next year, wherever you go in the world, you will hear that Nigeria is number one in open defecation, and that is a national shame and we must not allow it to happen,” he said.

 

The minister however revealed that the Federal Government would soon enter into technical cooperation with India to salvage Nigeria’s situation.

 

On water contamination, Adamu said there was the need for stakeholders’ collaboration to regulate and promote water quality, saying it was a matter for regret that Nigeria still lacked behind in access to potable water and sanitation.

 

The National Task Group on Sanitation is an umbrella body of ministries, international organisations and stakeholders working to promote sanitation and hygiene in the country.

 

Since inception, the group has been able to facilitate and validate open defecation communities.

 

It carries advocacies to state governments to increase budgetary allocation for the sanitation and hygiene sector. (NAN)
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Edited by Grace Yussuf

Health

NHIS: Way to achieving Universal Health Coverage

NHIS: Way to achieving Universal Health Coverage

An Analysis
By Talatu Maiwada/M S Tola
Healthcare
Abuja, Jan. 25, 2019 (NAN) The present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari have shown commitment and political will to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has prescribed UHC as the surest vehicle to making affordable, effective and accessable healthcare services to all people in the world.

Countries committed to delivering basic healthcare services through the primary healthcare services and health insurance schemes. However, strategies being put in place to achieve this in Nigeria had been termed by some analysts as slow.

In Nigeria, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is the implementing agency that has been selected by the Federal Government to help fast track the implementation and achievement of the UHC master plan.

The NHIS was established in 2005 with the aim of providing easy access to healthcare for all Nigerians at an affordable cost through various prepayment systems as well as to serve as a social and financial security for the citizens against unforeseen illness.

Nigerians today have expressed grave concern that the primary purpose of the scheme, which was to make healthcare financially available and affordable to all Nigerians, was becoming far-fetched, as a review from Health System Financing for UHC in Nigeria shows high Out-of-Pocket Expenses (OPE) and a poor health insurance penetration.

Out-of-pocket payment for healthcare services has indeed been a challenge in Nigeria as such affects the ability of households and individuals to meet basic needs.

Furthermore, the scheme which took off in 2005 is still lagging behind in achieving its mandate of UNC as only about four per cent of Nigerians are covered under the scheme, with most enrollees covered in the formal sector and a poor coverage attained in the informal sector.

The scheme has three different programmes to address the various segments of the society. First is the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme which covers the federal, state and local government as well as the organised private sector.

Secondly, the Informal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme which covers the Community Based Social Health Insurance Programme and the Voluntary Contributors Social Health Insurance Programme .

The third category is the Vulnerable Group Social Health Insurance Programme which covers the physically challenged persons, prison inmates, children under five, pregnant women and immigrants, among others.

Counting on its gain, in 2017, Malam Attahiru Ibrahim, then acting Executive Secretary of NHIS, said 98 per cent of the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) has been covered which was one of its greatest achievements since the scheme commenced operation in 2005.

“One of our mandates in the scheme is to cover the formal sector and presently we have covered 98 per cent of the work force at the federal level.

“The formal sector consists of the public sector, organised private sector, armed forces, police and other uniformed services,’’ Ibrahim said.

In 2016, the Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, acknowledged that the major challenge in the accessibility of health insurance to many Nigerians was the inability to extend the benefit package to the informal sector.

According to him, Nigeria has a very huge informal sector which forms 80 per cent of the total population.

He said the scheme has also recognised the fact that the achievement of their targets and goals are only possible if the scheme was able to provide health insurance cover for the informal sector.

Yusuf also expressed his determination to reposition the scheme to deliver healthcare for all Nigerians especially to the poor and vulnerable in the society and also to design and implement strategies that would make NHIS a good steward of the nation’s commonwealth.

He stated that the Community Based Social Health Insurance Programme (CBSHIP), with a well-developed design and implementation manual in place was a strategy to reach out to the informal sector.

“So far, over 48 Community Based Social Health Insurance Programme (CBSHIP) are operational in Nigeria. The scheme has inaugurated the programmes in Emoriko and Egbe both in Kogi state, Nkana West Ward 11 of Akwa Ibom state, Lamodi-Offa in Kwara state and Igarra in Edo state, among others.

“The Tertiary Institutions Social Health Insurance Programme, Voluntary Contributors Social Health Insurance Programme and private health plans are part of the programmes to boost health coverage by the scheme,’’ he said.

Among the programmes, he mentioned, was the State Social Health Insurance Programme (SSHIP); an initiative where state governments are encouraged to create their own health insurance agencies and enact appropriate enabling laws.

The SSHIP requires development and passage of appropriate laws that would guide both the implementation and mandatory healthcare for their citizens.

He restated that such strategies would deepen health insurance penetration in an overwhelming population of the informal sector as well as quicken the pace towards attainment of universal health coverage. So far, not less than 11 states and FCT have adopted the scheme. The states implementing the scheme include Kwara, Lagos, Delta, Cross River, Kano, Kebbi, Plateau, Gombe, Osun, Imo and Rivers.

Dr Emmanuael Uba, General Manager, Formal Sector Department, NHIS, in 2018, said the Vital Contributor’s Social Health Insurance Programme (VCSHIP) was designed to cover the healthcare needs of senior citizens, retirees, aged and Nigerians who are not under any programme of NHIS.

The programme allows individuals to pay N15,000 annually for their own contributions, renewable annually and provides access to quality health care services for the enrollees.

“NHIS is a contributory scheme, which means, is either you contribute or someone else contributes on your behalf which keeps you covered.

“However, when people retire from service, they are out of government payroll and they do not contribute to the contributory fund, the VCSHIP therefore enables them to have access to healthcare after retirement.

“Also for the vulnerable groups to have access to healthcare insurance there is need for equity funds that would cater for the vulnerable group such as the physically challenged persons, prison inmates, children under five, pregnant women and immigrants, among others.

“There is also need to explore Innovative Financing where various companies such as telecommunications, beverages and alcohol companies can be taxed and some percentage could go into the pool for the vulnerable groups.

“However, for this to work we will need a legislation by the National Assembly, after which the President will assent to it, as well as the support from stakeholders and political will from the state government,’’ Uba added.

It is universally acknowledged that health insurance is the fastest way to achieve UHC and in ensuring health insurance works in the country, the Managed Healthcare Services, a Health Management Organisation (HMO) has sought the cooperation of enrollees to give feedback on service delivery in healthcare facilities and to uphold their rights in order to enjoy prompt and top quality care.

According to Mr Roberts Ukeje, every effort and activity within the operations of NHIS was the satisfaction of lives and the quality of care available to them at the points of service.

Ukeje, the Branch Manager, Managed Healthcare Services Abuja Chapter added that regular feedback by enrollees would enhance visibility to areas of improvement as well as the enforcement of quality standard in hospitals across the country.

He mentioned that for the scheme to work for all Nigerians while enrollees receive quality healthcare services there is need for feedback from enrollee experiences at service delivery points and health facilities which would assist the scheme sustain and improve quality care.

Ukeje said every enrollee registered under the scheme has a right to access medical treatment as outlined in the NHIS benefit package, such as the right to select a healthcare facility of their choice as long as the facility is accredited by the scheme.

The right to change a primary healthcare facility after six months of access if not satisfied with the services provided the right to choose an alternative facility for dependents if they are living in a different location, among others.

He stated the scheme deploys members of staff to hospitals where regular complains are received, to guarantee compliance with the required standards while ensuring enrollees rights are not trampled upon.

According to WHO, health system financing system are critical for reaching UHC in three related areas, including raising funds for health, reducing financial barriers to access through prepayment and subsequent pooling of funds in preference to direct OPE payments, and allocating or using funds in a way that promotes efficiency and equity.

Development in these key health financial areas would determine whether health services exist and are available for everyone and whether people can afford to use health services when they need it. (NAN)
TIM/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola
NB: If used, please credit the author and NAN

Health

Kano Govt, UNICEF to open new office for 3 states

Kano Govt, UNICEF to open new office for 3 states
By Tukur Muntari
Office
Kano, Nov. 22, 2018 (NAN) The Kano State Government and UNICEF have agreed to establish a new office to serve Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States to focus on addressing children issues.
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje confirmed this when UNICEF officials led by its Country Representative, Mr Mohammed Fall, paid him a courtesy visit in Kano on Thursday.
He said the state government started processing the new UNICEF field office since August 2018, by proposing Magwan Water Restaurant, which was inspected by a team of professionals and fully endorsed by UNICEF.
Ganduje, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Nasiru Gawuna, said Kano was one of the most peace loving states that has been accommodating development partners and other officials from all over the world.
“For Kano state, it is very clear and considering that Kano is a very peaceful state and His Excellency is doing very well in terms of security and peace of the people of Kano state, that is why we are happy to welcome UNICEF to Kano state.
“I want to on behalf of His Excellency, inform you that he has approved for a befitting facility to serve as the new UNICEF office in Kano in a choice and prime area and one of the most secured places we have in the state,” he said.
He expressed the readiness of the present administration to continue to collaborate with UNICEF and other development partners towards addressing issues that affect the wellbeing of children and women.
“I want to assure you that this administration will do its possible best to fulfil all the requirements needed to ensure effective commencement of the UNICEF office and smooth collaboration with Kano state.
“By the time you move your office to Kano, you will be very conversant with people of Kano and on our part we are going to make sure that you stay very comfortably here in Kano,” he added.
Fall had earlier said they were at the Government House to discuss and officially inform the state authority on the move by the UNICEF to open a field office in Kano.
He noted that their physical presence in Kano would help in boosting their programmes to other parts of the country.
“UNICEF is focusing more on result. Result is linked to numbers and you know Kano is one of the densely populated states in the country, therefore, if one succeeds in Kano, you will be able to reach a large number of children even beyond the population in the state.
“Some of the deprivations affecting children whether it is difficulty to access health, nutrition, sanitation and education services and all issues related to child protection, they all happen at a very large scale in mega cities or urban areas that we must work together to alleviate the sufferings of children,” said the country representative.
He expressed optimism that Kano state would provide all the enabling environment and support to help in reaching out to a very large number of children in need of UNICEF’s support the most.
The official further thanked the Ganduje administration for all the support and cooperation it has been according UNICEF towards the success of its interventions and support programmes in the state. (NAN)
MTM/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

North East states meet to strengthen PHCs

North East states meet to strengthen PHCs
By Mohammed Ahmed Kaigama
PHCs
Bauchi, Nov. 5, 2018 (NAN) The six North East States of Nigeria are meeting in Bauchi to strengthen Primary Health Care delivery in the region, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The state commenced the meeting on Monday under the aegis of Additional Financing Nigeria State Health Investment Project (AF-NSHIP) to increase PHC services and use of high impact maternal and child health interventions in the region.
The states are Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.
The participants would deliberate on the project’s prospects and challenges with a view to move forward.
The technical Review Meeting was the second of its kind in the zone, having the first hosted by Gombe State in 2016.
The meeting is also being attended by the representatives of World Bank, Federal Ministry of Health, National Primary Health Care Development Agencies (NPHCDA), State Primary Health Care Development Agencies (SPHCDA), Project Coordinators and independent verifying agencies, among others.
The Bauchi State Project Coordinator, NSHIP, Dr Adamu Muhammad, said at the opening of the forum that the review was essential to validate and present systematic evidence on the successes, challenges, opportunities and lessons learnt over the years of implementation to scale up PHCs.
“The results of the review will facilitate the development of new implementation, sustainability and scale up strategies and corrective actions going forward.
“To also indicate some improvement in key output indicators such as number of fully immunised children, skilled birth attendance and increase in the quality improvement scores of facilities.
“To study the improvement in community engagement and ownership,” Mohammed said.
The Bauchi State PHCDA Executive Chairman, Mr Adamu Gamawa, said NSHIP has positively improved PHC system in Nigeria in both quality and quantity.
“Therefore, there is need to review its activities and develop a framework for the review process which articulates issues on design, processes, tools, execution, roles of all stakeholders, and impact of results on the health system including policy and sustainability,’’ Gamawa said.
The World Bank‎ Senior Health Specialist, Dr Oluwole Odutolu, said the project was having commendations even from outside Nigeria and attributed that to all the implementing states for their unrelenting efforts towards achieving success. (NAN)
MAK/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola