Pate: FG Has Disbursed N32.88bn Basic Healthcare Fund for Q2 2026

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

The federal government has approved N32,880,443,906.25 under the second quarter, 2026 BHCPF disbursement memo to sustain implementation of healthcare services nationwide.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate who conveyed government’s approval at the 5th Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) held in Abuja yesterday, said that the committee has so far disbursed a total of N290 billion under the initiative.

The meeting also approved modalities to commence inclusion of private sector actors within the Ministerial Oversight Committee framework to strengthen broader stakeholder participation in health sector governance.