Faisal Shuaib
4 Nov
It was an outpouring of encomium at the valedictory dinner in honour of the immediate past Executive Director of National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, who was recently removed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said 189,310 children in the South-West geopolitical zone lacked access to routine immunisation from January to June 2023.
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Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has deplored 15 per cent routine immunisation coverage in the country, stating that poor vaccination is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates.
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Only 463 representing 1.8 percent out of 25,843 Primary Health Care Facilities in the country have the minimum number of required Skilled Birth Attendants (SBA) which is 4 per facility.
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The Executive Director of, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, has said that the demand for Primary Healthcare services in the country has remained sub-optimal due to poor quality of care, low level of trust in the health system arising from misinformation and disinformation as well as social, cultural and geographical barriers.
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