FROM: PAUL ORUDE BAUCHI
The World Bank has disbursed the sum of N28 million to 15 Primary
Healthcare Centres and one General Hospital in Bogoro Local Government
Area of Bauchi State.
This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of the State Primary
Healthcare Development Agency (SPHDA), Pharmacist Adamu Ibrahim
Gamawa, at a press briefing, in Bauchi, on Friday.
Gamawa said that the disbursement was under the World Bank funded,
Nigeria States Health Investment Project (NSHIP), which was aimed at
repositioning healthcare facilities to render effective primary
healthcare services.
He said that Bogoro local government was selected for the pilot
project adding that it will be gradually extend to other local
government areas of the state.
He said that Bauchi and Katagum local governments had been selected
for the next phase of the project.
He informed that an additional one had also been earmarked until all
the 20 local government areas were covered.
Gamawa said that N13 million was earlier disbursed to the PHCs and
the additional N15 million will be disbursed based on the assessment
of their performance and utilisation of the funds allocated to them.
He, therefore, urged people to utilise the opportunities provided by the
project in order to access healthcare delivery system in their
localities.
The programme coordinator, Dr. Adamu Mohammed, said that N13 million
was disbursed to the PHCs two months ago for them to carryout some
facelifts, create pharmacy units and purchase working tools.
Mohammed said that improved healthcare delivery services had been
witnessed in Dass Local Government Area within the period which prompted
the disbursement of the next trance of N15 million.
He added that the programme had been closely monitored by relevant
health regulatory bodies at the federal, state and local levels based
on some set parameters to ensure the proper implementation of the
project.
Mohammed informed that the monies were disbursed to the benefitting
PHCs and the General hospital based on capacity, needs and the
population being attended to through various services rendered.