The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said it is important for the government to strengthen the country’s primary healthcare system in order to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030.
Director, Nigeria Country Office of the organisation, Dr Paulin Basinga stated this yesterday during the study tour of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) to the Development Research and Project Center, (dRPC) in Abuja.
Dr Basinga, said while primary healthcare has been a priority of the federal and state governments implementing health reforms, the major challenge it observed is the non-implementation of needed policies to get a stronger primary health care system.
Executive Director, Development Research and Project Center, (dRPC),Dr Judith Ann Walker said the non-governmental organization founded in 1994 believes in constructive engagement with government, civil society organisations and other stakeholders. She said it adopted an evidence-based approach in its advocacy, intermediary roles and holding government accountable.
Air Vice Marshall Dahiru Sanda from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) said the study group six team was on a tour of strategic institutions relevant to funding Universal Healthcare delivery in Nigeria such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and dRPC.
