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Nigerians must no longer die from preventable illnesses — Anglican Primate
['Urowayino Jeremiah']
Vanguard News
By Luminous JannamikeABUJA – The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Archbishop Henry Ndukuba, on Tuesday declared that Nigerians must no longer die from preventable illnesses, demanding stronger action to make medical care accessible to all.
“Our people must no longer die of preventable causes of sickness and death, and medical help should be available to all our people.
Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Muyi Aina, said the Federal Government had refurbished 4,161 primary healthcare centres nationwide, with 3,275 completed and work ongoing on 886.
He said more than 23,000 skilled birth attendants, midwives, nurses and community health workers had been recruited, while 80,000 frontline health workers had been retrained.
According to him, the Federal Government had disbursed N70.5 billion to primary healthcare since 2023, while more than 23 million Nigerians were currently insured through the National Health Insurance Authority.