Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says
the federal government cannot adequately provide health care services for the
entire Nigerian population.
Osinbajo said this on Tuesday at
the national health dialogue organised by Premium Times in Abuja on Monday.
Represented by Nicolas
Audiferren, his chief physician, Osinbajo said an effective national health
insurance scheme may be the best option for the development of the nation’s
health sector.
“It has become obvious that the
government, both at the state and federal levels, cannot adequately provide
health care services. That’s the simple truth,” he said.
“Our view is that an effective
national health insurance scheme remains the best option for the development of
our sector and for efficient health care services in this country.”
He said the government is
dedicated to attaining universal health coverage (UHC) for all Nigerians.
Reeling out some achievements of
the government, he said: “We were able to allocate 1% of the consolidated
revenue fund towards the funding of key health initiative in compliance with
National Health act.
“Last year we also launched the
patients’ bill of right, initiated renovations and improve funding for primary
health care institutions. We have been able to eradicate polio.” He said
Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of
Premium Times newspaper and organizer of the event, said the conference was put
together “to bring to the table experts, policymakers, stakeholders and the
ordinary citizens to discuss thorny issues that matter to advance better
healthcare delivery.”
Chiedo Nwankwo, a medical doctor
who spoke at the event said: “Nigeria is one of the worst places for maternal,
newborn childcare in the world”
Advocating for the poor, Nwankwo
said: “they should not spend the little they have and get impoverished in their
quest for quality health care”
She urged state and non-state
actors to do more in order to improve healthcare
Muhammad Dogo, former NHIS
chairman, said “Nigeria is already offtrack” in terms of achieving universal
health care (UHC) by 2030.
He lamented the issue of health
not having a strong constitutional backing in the country.
However, Dogo said that proper
deployment of resources would help the country achieve UHC by 2030
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