The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency(NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, has said that there are has been drastic reductions in donor funding for the fight against polio in Nigeria. Faisal said this in his remarks at the 2nd Quater Meeting of the Nothern Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Health Care Delivery (NTLC) on Monday in Abuja. Faisal who was represented by the Director of Primary Health Care System Development, Dr Usman Adamu said the reduction in donor funding will make the agency rely on the traditional rulers to influence political leaders on the need to continue to fund Polio outbreak response campaigns. “However, sub-optimal performance has been recorded in all the States due to a high number of missed children during the OBR. “I am encouraged and proud of the action taken by some members of the traditional institution especially from this committee who presented themselves publicly to be vaccinated.”YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEBuhari Urges MTN For Quality Service, Downward Price Review In Cost Of Data, Other ServicesPresident Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House Abuja urged the MTN Group to make the available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers… FG laments drastic reduction in donor funding for polio ; FG laments drastic reduction in donor funding for polio ; FG laments drastic reduction in donor funding for polio ; FG laments drastic reduction in donor funding for polio.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 05, 2021 15:56 UTC