The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved a health facility upgrade, and three other health initiatives worth about 93.9 billion naira to strengthen healthcare delivery, disease control, and emergency medical services nationwide.
Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting in Abuja, presided over by President Bola Tinubu.
Pate said FEC approved upgrading the Kaltungo Snakebite Treatment Centre into the National Snakebite Research and Medical Centre. He said the centre would provide specialised treatment, research, training and sustainable access to quality antivenom.
The minister said FEC also approved procurement of 10 compressed natural gas-powered blood donation mobile clinics for the National Blood Service Agency. He said the project, valued at about 6.9 billion naira, would improve blood collection, storage and distribution nationwide.
He said FEC also approved 62 billion naira for procuring tuberculosis commodities to strengthen Nigeria’s response to one of the world’s highest TB burdens.
The minister said FEC equally approved procurement of reproductive health and family planning commodities through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). He said this initiative is valued at about 25 billion naira.
According to Pate, the approvals underscore the administration’s commitment to improving healthcare access and strengthening Nigeria’s health system.
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