Nigeria: World Bank's Health Investments Impressive - NPHCDA
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Authority (NPHCDA) Dr Ado Muhammed yesterday said investment by the World Bank to boost health care in some states has witnessed and yielded results beyond expectations.
Speaking during the 2014 annual review meeting of the project in Abuja, Mohammed said the Nigerian State Health Investment Project (NSHIP) was yielding a threefold increase in performance of healthcare facilities at the pilot states.
He said the approach shifted from input to output as they are now looking at results in terms of what the funds has resulted to.
NSHIP is a World Bank health system financed project piloted in three states of Adamawa, Nasarawa and Ondo.