Governor of Enugu of State, Peter Mbah, said his administration has prioritised healthcare delivery, as it understands the importance of a healthy population and workforce.

Mbah, who said that the administration was in the process of constructing 260 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in all electoral wards, and also ensure that every local council got at least one world class secondary health facility, vowed that his administration would not relent until every child, mother, the elderly and Enugu citizens have access to better healthcare.

This was as the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) commended Mbah-led administration’s commitment to healthcare and nutrition. The governor stated this, at the weekend, during an inspection tour of a primary healthcentre at Ogononoeji Ndiuno, Akpugo, Nkanu West Council, where he also interacted with health workers and community leaders towards primary healthcare improvement.

“Healthcare is at the core of what we do in Enugu. Indeed, outside education in our social services sector, the next sector that is taking the largest part of our 2024 budget is healthcare.

“It is so because we understand the importance of having a healthy society and, indeed, a healthy workforce. And in that hierarchy of healthcare, we see primary healthcare as the most important.”