President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Fellows Programme, which will engage young Nigerian fellows across all 774 local government areas in the country.
The approvement was made by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement released on Monday.
Ngelale stated that the President’s approval stems from a strong commitment to enhance existing primary healthcare centers and build over 8,800 new primary healthcare facilities nationwide.
He added that the goal is to ensure accessible and high-quality healthcare delivery, supported by new social accountability mechanisms.
The well-trained fellows will act as fiduciary agents, diligently monitoring and assessing the development and performance of Primary Healthcare Centers.
Their evaluation will encompass all financial inflows to these centers across the country.
According to him, the fellowship program will be housed within the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) coordination office, operating under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
Fellows will be recruited, remunerated, and equipped with the necessary tools to effectively track the performance of health facilities supported by the Basic Health Care Provision Fund throughout the nation.
Leave a comment