By Muhammad Amaan
The Nigeria’s Federal Government has officially launched the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) Guideline 2.0, aimed at enhancing coordination and delivering better health outcomes across the country.
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, at the unveiling in Abuja, emphasized that the updated guideline is designed to promote performance-based implementation, transparency, and accountability in the management of health funds.
The Minister, who also serves as the Chairman of the BHCPF Ministerial Oversight Committee, announced that the Federal Government has approved N32.9 billion to be disbursed across all implementation gateways under the fund.
Prof. Pate noted that every naira spent under the BHCPF would be tracked across all implementation gateways under the fund to ensure maximum impact on healthcare delivery.
He added that the Federal Government has expanded the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) to over 13,000 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) facilities nationwide,
Pate said over 80 million visits to the PHCs were recorded in the first half of 2025, representing a fourfold increase compared to 2023.
The minister said the Federal Government also approved the disbursement of N32.9 billion under BHCPF 2.0 to strengthen service delivery and improve staffing, drugs, and operational capacity at PHCs.
He said the number of BHCPF-supported facilities had increased from 8,800 to 13,000, with plans to reach 17,000 by the next phase of implementation.
The minister said over 21 million healthcare visits had been supported through BHCPF, including more than 11,000 emergency cases and 15,000 women reimbursed for obstetric care.
He said Nigeria has recorded a 12 per cent reduction in maternal mortality compared to 2023, alongside a surge in immunisation and insurance coverage for vulnerable populations.
Health Reporters Newspaper reports that the launch took place during the 3rd Quarter 2025 Ministerial Oversight Committee Meeting of the Federal Ministry of Health on the BHCPF.
