1% health funding not too late for budget, says Rep

Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin has said the 1% health provision from Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the National Health Act, is not too late for current appropriation. Uncertainty about the provision swelled when Nigerian Medical Association that the percentage, amounting to some N60 billion, was missing from the budget initially presented by […]

Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin has said the 1% health provision from Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the National Health Act, is not too late for current appropriation.
Uncertainty about the provision swelled when Nigerian Medical Association that the percentage, amounting to some N60 billion, was missing from the budget initially presented by the President Muhammadu Buhari.
But in talks with Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Jibrin said the committee would critically scrutinise the budget to work out modality to accommodate the allocation to provide for effective health care services at all levels.
“The issues affecting budgetary allocation to child and family canvassed by the group have informed the Committee to without further delay, constructively work out modality and prioritise the 1% Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) to the Health Sector as stipulated in the National Health Act,” said Jibrin.
CISLAC partners with nongovernment organisations and civil society groups to advocate to policy makers and raise awareness of child and family health.
“We aim to reduce the number of preventable deaths by improving access to healthcare, particularly for women during pregnancy, by strengthening childhood immunization programs,” the group said.
“We also collaborate with smallholder farmers to increase the yield of priority crops, such as yam, cassava, sorghum, cowpeas, and rice, and improve the agricultural productivity of livestock.”