A coalition of
health-related non governmental organisations known as Partnership
Advocacy in Child and Family Health, PACFaH, has advocated for
mobilisation, increased funding, timely release, and efficient
utilisation of resources in the 2016 health budget.
It stressed the
need for child and family health generally and specifically nutrition,
family planning, routine immunisation and childhood killer diseases.
This was stated in a
communique after the the group arose from a meeting which was chaired
by Dr. Ben Anyene, Chairman, Board of Trustees HERFON, and facilitated
by Pharm. Remi Adeseun, Program Director of the PSN-PACFaH Project.
The meeting which
had in attendance, 73 national members of civil society groups
prioritizing value for money in line with items in the 2016 budget to
advance Child and Family Health in Nigeria said the federal government
must take the implementation of the national health Act more seriously.
"FGN should take
immediate steps to ensure full implementation of the provisions of the
National Health Act 2014, it must insist on full use of the new
zero-based budgeting framework and template by all MDAs and especially
the FMoH in subsequent budgets.
"The FGN should
establish a platform for health financing interface between Federal,
State, and Local Governments to increase synergy and reduce duplication
and wastages; more funding options should be explored to ensure
sustainable health financing for better health outcomes."
It advised
government to be open in the budget process for more transparency
responsiveness and accountability and should develop a framework for
participation of CSOs and professional associations in all budgeting
process; from conception to design and implementation.
Source: Daily Trust
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