To achieve this, a one-day health policy dialogue was held in Kaduna to plan and adopt a collective effort to ensure an efficient, equitable, and quality healthcare system, especially at the primary healthcare level.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Kaduna State, Dr. A'ishatu Abubakar Sadiq, stated that the government is working assiduously to overcome the challenges bedeviling the healthcare sector.
Commenting on the initiative, the Permanent Secretary of the Budget and Planning Commission, Alhaji Bashir Mohammed, highlighted that 15% of the 2025 budget has been allocated to the health sector.
Addressing the gathering, the Director of Programmes at Nigeria Health Watch, Dr. Kemisola Agboaye, emphasized that the partnership policy dialogue aims to improve sustainable financing and enhance workforce capacity.