The Federal Government declared on Saturday that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is leaving a legacy of high-quality healthcare delivery through the implementation of Universal Health Coverage.
This was said by Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, at the opening of an 80-bed mother and child hospital in Oro, Kwara, which is close to Ilorin.
Mohammed emphasized that by extending the Health Insurance Program’s coverage to more people, the Buhari administration was implementing universal health suffrage.
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He said, “The Basic Health Care Provision Fund is being operationalised to provide health care to poor and indigent Nigerians.
“This will ensure that at least 100,000,000 Nigerians will have health insurance coverage through public and private sources.”
Mohammed added, “The administration’s response to health emergencies has remained unprecedented, particularly how we were able to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
“Worthy of note is that under this administration, Nigeria has been certified Wild Polio Free.
“The network of roads constructed in Oro is also a testament of Mr President footprints in this community.”
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