Ekiti Health Commissioner lauds basic Healthcare Provision Fund Programme
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services in Ekiti State, Dr.
Mojisola Yaya-Kolade has charged all Ekiti residents to key into all
the health programmes of the present administration that are
designed to make quality health services easily accessible to all
Ekiti residents.
Dr. Kolade gave the charge while declaring opened a capacity building
training organized for Data Enumerators, Focal Persons, State
Supervisors and State Monitors on Primary Health Care Tool for Health
Facility Assessment in readiness for the takeoff of Basic Healthcare
Provision Fund programme.
The commissioner expressed deep appreciation to the President Muhammad
Buhari-led Federal Government for extending the Fund to Ekiti state
without delay.
She added that Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration is doing
everything possible to ensure that all Ekiti residents and communities
have access to quality health care through adequate funding of Basic
Health Centres and other health facilities across the state as well as
Ekiti state Health Insurance Scheme.
Earlier in her remarks, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health and
Human Services, Dr. Folakemi Olomojobi noted that the Basic Healthcare
Provision Fund was timely considering the health needs of Ekiti people
and financial constraints which deny the people easy access quality
health care.
Dr. Olomojobi charged the Enumerators to be professional in the
discharge of their duties while on the field and give attention to all
details to enable them get the true state of health facilities across
the state.
She thanked the team that came from the Federal Ministry of Health,
National Primary Healthcare Agency, NHIS and other relevant agencies
that have contributed to the success of the programme.
In his contribution, the team leader from the Federal Ministry of
Health, Dr. Anthony Ogbe described the efforts and readiness of Ekiti
state Government as highly commendable noting that the Basic
Healthcare Provision Fund is part of the Federal Government approach
to ensure Universal HealthCare Coverage for all Nigerians.
