The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of ₦32.8 billion through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) to strengthen healthcare delivery and expand access to quality primary healthcare services across Nigeria.

The funding is expected to sustain recent improvements in population health outcomes and disease control while ensuring that more Nigerians, regardless of their location or socio-economic status, have access to essential healthcare services.

The approval was one of the major resolutions reached at the 15th Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) meeting on the National Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp), and Government and Donor-Funded Programmes and Initiatives.

The meeting was co-chaired by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, and the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako.

During the meeting, the committee reviewed key performance indicators, financial reports, programme implementation milestones and emerging priorities within the health sector.

Members also assessed progress made under ongoing health programmes, identified implementation challenges and agreed on strategic measures to address existing bottlenecks to improve service delivery.

The committee further adopted timelines for implementing priority interventions ahead of its next quarterly review, with a focus on accelerating reforms under the National Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative.

At the end of the meeting, government agencies and development partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration in support of Nigeria’s health sector reforms.

They also pledged to reinforce the country’s healthcare system and fast-track the implementation of impactful interventions aimed at improving access to quality healthcare services and advancing universal health coverage nationwide.