L-R: Omosigho Izedonmwen, executive secretary of the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency; Samuel Alli, Edo State commissioner for Health; Osarodion Ogie Esq, secretary to the State Government of Edo; Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, executive vice-chair, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation; Tinuola Akingbolagbe, MD/CEO PSHAN; Ota Akhigbe, head, memberships & partnerships, PSHAN at the signing ceremony of the tripartite agreement between the Edo State Government, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, and PSHAN to revitalisation of 18 Primary Health Care Centres in Edo through the Adopt-A-HealthCare-Facility-Programme.
Nigeria's primary healthcare system (PHCs) has languished for decades, marked by neglect, insufficient infrastructure investment, and a lack of essential drugs and equipment despite serving as the first point of access to healthcare for individuals, families and communities.
The consequence has b
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
