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Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Federal Capitol Territory (FCT) is a major step closer to accessing resources for primary health care with the passage of a previously stymied law. Bolstered with evidence gathered with support from USAID through the Health Policy Plus project and capacity development of advocates and FCT leadership, the FCT secured sponsorship of the health insurance and primary health care board bills at the National Assembly and have been able to advance the bills through the stages of the legislative process. Concurrence and presidential assent, the final stages of the process, will open the door for the FCT to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), a national and state-level mechanism that will extend health insurance coverage, and a range of free services, not only to those in the public and formal private sector, but also to the vulnerable – pregnant women, children under 5-years old, persons with disabilities, and the elderly – and those in the informal sector, for whom access and the ability to pay for primary health care was a barrier. State-by-state health reform has been advancing to secure the systems and legal backing needed to access the BHCPF, while the FCT had been delayed until now. With this advancement, access to the fund is expected to reduce maternal and under-5 mortality rates and reduce financial hardship resulting from medical costs. Momentum around the BHCPF in Nigeria increased significantly last year with approved funding under the 2018 national budget. HP+ supported FCT leadership through each step of the legislative process, which it will continue to provide as the bill moves forward for concurrence and authorization by the President of Nigeria.
