Niger State Government has appealed to residents in the 25 local government areas of the state to own and secure all health facilities located in the various communities to ensure better service delivery.
Commissioner for Primary Health Care, Dr. Ibrahim Dangana, made this call during the state Project Coordination meeting for Strengthening Community Engagement and Accountability for Primary Healthcare Project (SCRAP) with Finding Support from BudgIT Foundation, Nigeria and supervised by the Initiative for Social Development in Africa (ISODAF) in Minna.
He explained that as part of efforts to revitalize Primary Health Care facilities, the state governor, Muhammad Umar Bago, approved the release of N170 million for health care facilities across the three senatorial zones.
Dangana, who spoke through the Deputy Director, Planning Research and Statistics, Hajiya Binta Jibril, disclosed that the Ministry will soon come out with government user-friendly activities in order to position the sector in meeting the health nerds of the people..
He said, “The facilities in the 274 wards will experience some revitalization, we will ensure these facilities serve the purposes for which they are provided but the people must own and secure these facilities.”
The Country Director, BudgIT Foundation Nigeria, Gabriel Okeowo, in his remarks explained that the purpose of the meeting was to help the people understand their roles in holding the government accountable to what is happening in their communities.
Also, the Executive Director, ISODAF, Mathew Oladele said the programme is designed to help communities take ownership of facilities in their domain, adding that it is running currently in 15 communities in six local government areas – Bida, Lapai, Bosso, Chanchaga, Wushishi and Kontagora.
