Thursday, October 23, 2025 - The Federal Government on Wednesday approved and released N32.9bn through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, marking the third round of disbursements in 2025.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,
Prof. Muhammad Pate, announced this in a statement titled “The Red Letter,”
urging citizens to actively participate in ensuring the funds are used
effectively.
The funds are intended to strengthen primary health care
across the country.
The BHCPF supports Nigeria’s healthcare by providing
basic health services, strengthening primary care, and allocating resources for
emergency treatment.
“Today, the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
has approved and released N32.9bn through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund,
the third round this year.
“This money is not sitting in Abuja. It has already begun
its journey into the commercial bank accounts of primary health care facilities
in every ward across Nigeria.
“It is your clinic’s money. It is your community’s chance.
It is your country’s promise,” Pate said.
The minister noted that every facility holds the power to
plan and spend, working hand in hand with the community it serves.
“The health committee in your ward, your traditional
leaders, your women’s and youth groups, your faith-based organizations—all of
you are meant to sit together, decide together, and spend together on what will
make your facility stronger, safer, and more ready to serve.
“This fund is the heartbeat of Nigeria’s renewed hope in
health—a signal that government is not only fulfilling its responsibility as
the custodian of the fund, but trusting you to help safeguard that spending.
“But too often, we have observed that communities stand
aside. Our community members and institutions do not ask how the money is used,
or if it reaches the people it was meant for. When that happens, silence
becomes a loss,” he emphasized.
He highlighted that the Red Letter is a call from the
Federal Government, urging citizens to actively participate in local health
governance, take ownership, engage with health facilities and committees,
review plans, demand transparency, celebrate achievements, and ensure that the
funds effectively protect the health of their communities.
“Each naira in this N32.9bn is a seed. When you nurture it
with vigilance and pride, it grows into medicine, safe births, better
infrastructure, and lives saved. When you neglect it, it withers into waste.
“Let this Red Letter reach every community, every ward, and
every home. Let it remind us that the health of Nigeria lies in the hands of
Nigerians.
“Together, we plan. Together, we spend. Together, we protect
life,” the minister stated.
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