The Nigeria Medical Association NMA has appealed to the two new ministers of health to work closely with state governments to increase funding for the Primary Health Care system geared towards delivering better healthcare in the country.
The National President of the association, Frances Faduyile made the appeal at a news conference in Abuja ahead of its forthcoming summit on patient-centred care.
The newly appointed Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, and the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, assumed duty shortly after their inauguration on August 21st, by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Faduyile said the summit would hold from November 4th to 8th in Abuja, six years after the maiden edition.
Faduyile said that one of the major challenges of Nigeria’s health system was sustainable Primary Health Care PHC system.
According to him, the NMA believe that the PHC is beyond the scope of Federal Ministry of Health, because it is within the constitutional purview of state and local governments.
