The United Nations International Children Education Fund, UNICEF, has renewed its commitment to support the Nigerian health sector towards improving maternal and child health, strengthening immunisation and revitalization of Primary Healthcare system in the country.
The Deputy Executive Director, Programme, UNICEF, Omar Abdi made this known at a meeting with the Minister of Health Professor Isacc Adewole in Abuja.
Abdi said that UNICEF and Federal Ministry of Health have a long history of partnership in improving healthcare system in Nigerian, but that their visit to the Minister was to renew their commitment and to ensure that their plans were in line with the Minister’s priority.
Responding, the Minister of Health, Professor Adewole, who appreciated the support of UNICEF in the fight against polio, child survival, prevention of mother to child HIV/AIDS transmission and nutrition, said that investing on Primary Health Care system at the community level was the only way to improve the health indices of Nigeria.
The Minister further urged the UNICEF to support the building capacity of Health Extension Workers working at the Primary Health Care centers in the communities.
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