BORNO State Government has said that the general health care systems which include maternal and child care deliveries, immunisations and many other aspects have generally improved with the introduction of performance-based financing system. This assertion was emphasised when the Commissioner of health, Haruna Meshelia inaugurated a Steering Committee and Technical Working Group on Performance-Based Financing (PBF) under Additional Financing-Nigeria State Health Investment Project (AF-NSHIP), a World Bank assisted Project. While inaugurating the two committees on Thursday in Maiduguri Meshelia said, the Projects implemented in Collaboration with National and State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) is to strengthen the Health system in the state. The Chairman of the Technical Working Group, however, is the Executive Director, Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Sule Meleh who also has ten other people as members to work with to beef up the bastardised health sector from the grassroots. The pilot local council areas include Maiduguri and Jere, with scale-up approval for additional four more which is why Askira- Uba, Biu, Kaga and Magumeri are among those targeted.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 26, 2018 08:48 UTC