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The Federal government has said that it is vigorously pursuing the strengthening of the Primary Health Care system to have at least one functional PHC per ward in order to ensure that all Nigerians have access to quality health care.

Government is also reviewing its policies, strategies, plans, and operational guidelines to be more gender responsive towards improvement of the health and wellbeing of children, women, adolescents and the elderly in the country.

He said: “The bridge in this referral linkage is effective and efficient transportation system and that is where the National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee fits in as provided for in the National Health Act. The National Emergency Medical System is designed to provide first aid at no cost, providing transportation to health centres at no cost and providing initial care at an urgent care centre at no cost.

“We started implementing the plan by looking inwards for better internal coordination and cohesion, so we created platforms for departments and programmes to interact. Ehanire listed these to include the Child Health technical working group, Reproductive Health & Family planning working groups, Adolescent Technical working group, Nutrition Partnership, HealthEhanire stated that the extra strain posed by the sudden emergence of the COVID-19 global infection added to the challenges.

 

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