The Kaduna State Government has committed to spending 15% of its annual budget on providing healthcare.
Governor Uba Sani made the commitment while hosting a delegation from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, and other significant stakeholders at the Government House in Kaduna.
The delegation included the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, who was represented by the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Mera.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the group was in Kaduna as part of a lobbying trip to talk about important issues relating to public health and primary healthcare in Kaduna State.
“We will allocate 15 per cent of the state’s annual budget to the provision of healthcare services to the people of Kaduna State. Other health centres are to be upgraded to increase accessibility, decrease travel time to these facilities, and reduce overcrowding in densely populated centres.
“The government will control and prevent polio and diphtheria by improving the health indices in the state and strengthening the primary healthcare centre.
“Additionally, the Kaduna State Contributory Health Insurance Scheme has embarked on a massive enrollment drive to get more residents to access healthcare services at subsidised rates,” the government said.
