Group seeks improved, functional health sector in Nigeria

A group under the aegis of, Connected Development (CODE), has sensitised some stakeholders on agenda setting towards a functional and improved healthcare sector across states in the North-Central geo-political zone of the country.

Speaking at the event in Jos, Mr Muazu Modu, the Country Director of Follow the Money, an Initiative of CODE, said the event is tagged ” Community Townhall in North-Central: Setting Agenda for the Healthcare in Nigeria”.

He explained that the event was part of its project ”Covid-19 Transparency and Accountability in Africa (CTAD)”, co-implemented by CODE and BugiT Foundation.

Explaining that the meeting is aimed at creating avenues for citizens to contribute toward improving the health sector particularly primary healthcare in Nigeria, he said, ”Our primary healthcare sector in Nigeria is in a bad state and there is a need to improve it.

”We decided to bring these stakeholders together to present some of our findings and give them a platform to contribute to how best we can improve our health sector.

”This is the second phase of the project; in the first phase, we have conducted research and gathered data which we presented here for these participants, ”he said.

Modu also explained that the town hall has afforded his organisation the opportunity to sensitise citizens on how to track the Covid-19 intervention funds.

He said participants at the event were drawn from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), religious and community leaders, youths and women groups, among others.