The Federal Government says it requires an estimated N4.55 billion over three years to recruit 122,696 health workers needed to fill vacant positions in Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities across 26 states nationwide.
The Human Resource for Health and Project Management Lead at the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) Coordination Office, Zaiyanatu Umar, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during the 15th Expanded Ministerial Oversight Committee meeting on national healthcare implementation.
Umar said the estimate followed an analysis of baseline data submitted by 26 verified states that self-reported staffing levels against Primary Health Care Minimum Staffing Standards under the SWAp recruitment assessment exercise.
“The baseline data received from SWAp was based on the recruitment tool that was developed.
“This was majorly to push forth on the HOPE-GOV 5.2 Disbursement-Linked Indicator (DLI), which spoke around ensuring quality healthcare workforce and availability across the different levels,” she said.
