Kwara State PHCs Receive N4.6 Million each From World Bank IMPACTS Project
The Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA) in North Central Nigeria has announced the allocation and utilization of N4.6 million each to its primary health care centres from the World Bank Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACTS) Project.
In a statement released by the Press Secretary of the agency, Alade Opeyemi, it was revealed that each Primary Health Care (PHC) facility in the state received a total of N4.6 million under the World Bank-assisted project.
These funds are earmarked for upgrading facilities and acquiring equipment to enhance basic healthcare services at the grassroots level.
The agency reported that PHCs have already initiated the execution of the IMPACTS project by implementing facility upgrades, procuring equipment, and addressing other needs outlined in their respective investment plans and need assessments.
The utilization of the funds
Notable acquisitions include laboratory equipment in 193 PHCs, 30 ultrasound scan machines, 73 outreach tricycles, 186 outreach motorcycles, 186 desktop computers, and the sinking of 72 boreholes.
The statement clarified that the disbursement of funds followed the development of investment plans by each PHC in the state, considering the needs assessed before the project commenced.
Kwara State qualified for the World Bank IMPACTS program due to its investments in the basic healthcare sector, meeting specific criteria and fulfilling state counterpart fund payments.
The statement highlighted Kwara State's recognition with the National Award as the best state in primary healthcare in the central Nigeria region.
It emphasized the state's commitment to improving public confidence in the health system.
The data presented showcased a significant increase in deliveries and antenatal attendance, with deliveries doubling in 2023 compared to 2020 and 422,631 women attending antenatal care in 2023 compared to 94,276 in 2020, based on DHIS2 platform information.
Assuring continued implementation, the statement affirmed that the World Bank IMPACTS project would run concurrently with other state interventions and initiatives like the Basic Health Care Provision Funds (BHCPF), with the overarching goal of reducing infant and maternal mortality while enhancing Primary Health Care services in Kwara State.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Kwara University Of Education Lafiagi Babatunde Ishola Babaita Eghe Igbinehin Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs Fareedah Dankaka Bola Magaji Olatunji Abdulmumeen MMWG MalHub Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita Nigeria Computer Society Timothy Olatunde Fadipe Nurudeen Mohammed Ahmed Bayero Akume Galland Marcias Zainab Abass Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq Abubakar Kawu Baraje Awoye Air Peace Onikijipa Aminat Ahmed General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin All Peoples Party Bluenile Associates Aminu Adisa Logun Kehinde Boyede Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation Face Masks Pius Abioje Chief Of Staff Ita-Ore Ayodele Shittu EndSARS Muslim Cementary Wahab Issa Gobir Mohammed Khadijat Kubura Nurudeen Muhammed Balikis Jawondo Abdulrasaq Alaro Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise Iyeru Grammar School Oyawoye Sadiq Buhari IPSAS Egbewole Baba Issa Awoye Kwara North Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku John Obuh Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Aisha Ahman-Pategi COVID Federal Allocation Owu Fall Saraki Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir Ijagbo Health Centre Senate President Patience Jonathan Quran Muhammed Abdullahi Salihu Ajia Omar Gambari Noah Yusuf Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists Kwasu Modupe Oluwole Akorede Maigida Soludero Transit Kunle Okeowo Folorunsho Erubu Aisha Gobir Edu

