The federal government has restated its plan to expand immunisation coverage and revitalise 8,000 primary health centres (PHCs) under the 2024–2028 medium-term framework.
Iziaq Salako, minister of state for health, spoke after the
federal executive council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu.
Salako said the framework prioritises programmes that
improve social welfare and nationwide healthcare access.
“Mr President is committed to human capital development as
captured in this 2024–2028 MTF,” the minister said.
He said more than 4,000 PHCs currently undergoing upgrades
will be maintained alongside the additional facilities planned under the new
framework.
“It means the revitalised 4,000 PHCs and the additional
8,000 on stream can be sustained,” Salako said.
The minister said the commitment to the Basic Health Care
Provision Fund will help accelerate the process across the country.
He said the initiative fits into the administration’s
broader objective of reinforcing primary healthcare as the system’s foundation.
Salako said the council’s approval guarantees the continuity
of major immunisation programmes introduced in recent months.
“The commitment to fund immunisation from the MTF means we
can scale up innovative programmes Mr President has introduced,” he said.
He pointed to the ongoing rollout of the HPV vaccine, which
he said had reached millions of girls.
“For example, the HPV introduction has seen over 40 million
Nigerian children immunised,” he said.
Salako said the combined measles–rubella campaign would also
receive wider implementation in the coming year.
“The novel combined rubella rollout, which reached nearly 30
million children, can be scaled up next year,” he said.
Salako emphasised that the administration remains focused on
policies that improve Nigerians’ quality of life.
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