The director, Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), Dr Mukhtar Muhammad, yesterday said the federal government had disbursed the sum of N130.8 billion for healthcare delivery through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) since its commencement in 2019 till date.
Dr Muhammad, who disclosed this in Abuja said the federal government had funded over 8,000 facilities and expanded insurance coverage to 1.8 million individuals through the BHCDF disbursement.
He also said another N12.9 billion is yet to be disbursed for 2024.
BHCPF is a key component of Nigeria’s National Health Act 2014 designed to ensure that every Nigerian access basic healthcare services, particularly the poor and vulnerable populations.
The fund is disbursed through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (NEMTC) and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
A breakdown of the disbursements over the years showed that N14 billion was disbursed in 2019, N13 billion in 2020, N34 billion in 2021, N13 billion in 2022, N31 billion in 2023 and N26.8 billion disbursed so far in 2024.
