Child Morbidity: Nasarawa govt partners IMPACT to build 58 PHC facilities in communities

The Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency in conjunction with Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Service (IMPACT), to build 58 healthcare facilities across the 13 local government areas of the state. Daily Trust reports that the project which is supported by the World Bank is state government’s initiative for sustainable […]

The Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency in conjunction with Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Service (IMPACT), to build 58 healthcare facilities across the 13 local government areas of the state.

Daily Trust reports that the project which is supported by the World Bank is state government’s initiative for sustainable health and attaining universal health coverage in the state.

Programme Manager of IMPACT, Adamu Yakubu-Ohaganyi, disclosed this to journalists shortly after a bid opening ceremony on  IMPACT Project in Lafia, the state capital.

He, however, described IMPACT as a project designed to improve maternal and child health, nothing that the renovation of the 58 healthcare facilities across the state was aimed at improving healthcare service delivery to address maternal and child motility and mobility.

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The state Project Manager of the IMPACT Project, Yakubu-Ohagenyi, revealed that a total of 14 companies have bided for the contract for upgrade of facilities across the state, stressing that contractors will be awarded based on merit.

Earlier, the Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Usman Iskilu-Saleh stated that the agency has taken proactive steps to revitalize primary healthcare facilities across the state.

Dr Iskilu-Saleh who was represented by the Director, Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Stephen Iliya-Sasetu, explained that  the primary responsibility of the agency was to provide quality healthcare services to communities, reiterating the agency’s resolve to strengthen the health sector.

Dr Iskilu-Saleh noted that available resources for the implementation of the IMPACT Project is an important step not only in enhancing maternal and child health but improving the livelihoods of people, especially those at the remote communities, and charged yet-to-be-awarded contractors to ensure quality outputs.

Responding, the Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage Mohammed, while appreciating IMPACT Project for the implementation of human-driven projects in the state, assured of his commitment to give the necessary support to the project for the benefit of the people of the state.

Speaking on behalf of the bidders, Upaa Tarfa-Richard from Tyonex Nigeria Limited,  commended Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency for giving them the opportunity, and appealed for a transparent  evaluation process.