The Federal Government says it needs N4.55 billion over three years to recruit 122,696 health workers and fill critical staffing gaps across Primary Health Care facilities in 26 states.
Nigeria’s Primary Health Care system is short by 122,696 workers, the Human Resource for Health and Project Management Lead at the SWAp Coordination Office, Zaiyanatu Umar, disclosed on Friday in Abuja during the 15th Expanded Ministerial Oversight Committee meeting, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Umar said assessments showed 220,755 PHC positions were required, but only 98,059 were filled. The South East recorded the worst gap at 73 per cent, followed by the North West at 70.9 per cent and the South West at 59.3 per cent.
Elsewhere, the National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee said N2.41 billion has been disbursed since 2023, benefiting over 130,000 patients, while Nigeria has also submitted its $791.6 million Global Fund Grant Cycle Eight request, down from $933.1 million previously.
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