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Bauchi, Nov. 4, 2016 (NAN) The Bauchi State chapter of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), has advocated timely release of funds allocated to health sector to hasten health care activities.
The state Chairperson of FOMWAN, Hajiya Yagana Gidado, made the call during visit to the Commissioner for Health, Dr Halima Muqaddas, in Bauchi on Friday.
Gidado said such timely release would improve health outcomes of women and children in the state.
The chairperson also appealed to the state government to increase budgetary allocation to health sector in its 2017 budget.
“We are appealing for prompt release of fund to line ministries and parastatals in the health sector to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the state”, she said.
Gidado said the association was working in collaboration with the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health Project (PACFAH), to improve healthcare delivery in the state.
The Program Manager, Community Health Resource Initiative (CHRI), Bauchi, Ibrahim Ladan, appealed for the release of the remaining 25 per cent counterpart fund for routine immunization.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Muqadas said that the state government was committed to providing health care services for the people.
Mugaddas said that all the stakeholders in the sector had met on sustaining or possibly increasing the allocation to the health sector by 16 per cent.
She said that all hands were on deck to ensure that documents and policies designed for the activities of the health sector were implemented. (NAN)
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Edited by Maureen Atuonwu/Idahosa Asowata