The Basic Health Care Provision Fund(BHCPF) is to be managed by a robust governance framework led by the Honourable Commisioner of Health Taraba State. Commissioner for Health approves all proposals and reports at the State level. The governance framework and operational protocols outlined in the Guideline does not create any additional layer of bureaucracy, but rather strengthens its implementation by leveraging the mandates and structural advantages of the main implementers i.e. the SPHCDA and TSHIA and ensuring
- Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) activities:
The BHCPF in Taraba State starts with pre-implementation activities before the main activities. The pre-implementation activities includes;
- Inauguration Of State OversightCommittee For Basic Health Care Provision Funds State steering committee is saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the activities of basic health care provision funds. Though the name wThe as changed to State Oversight Committee. It is made up of 15 members with the commissioner of health as the chairman, while the DPRS ministry of health serves as the secretary, the committee met twice.
- BaseLine Assessment Training: Basic health care baseline assessment training was conducted between 24thto 29th August 2020. 40 number of people participated and 2 consultants each from NPHCDA and NHIS were involved to facilitate the training processes. Participants were deployed to LGAs for health facility mapping exercise.
- BHCPF Health Facility Mapping:Participants were deployed to local government areas for facility mapping, 168 facilities, that is; one PHC per ward was mapped for the commencement of the basic health care provision fund. 128 facilities across the state met the required criteria out of the 168, though second phase of the mapping will commence later. The result of the assessment shows that those facilities which did not meet the criteria should do that before the second mapping. The reason for their non-inclusion includes;
- Poor condition of the roofing
- Bad structures
- Inadequate staff etc.
- State Training Of Trainers:State TOT BHCPF was conducted between 5th -10th October 2020. 62 number of participants attended the training with4 facilitators each from NPHCDA and NHIS facilitated the training. The facilitators were trained and posted to the senatorial Zones which comprises of;
- Northern Zone
- Central Zone
- Southern Zone respectively, The training was conducted successfully and participants were
operational synergy.
This is achieved through the support of the State Oversight Committees and the Gateways’ Forum, LGHA Advisory Committee, the WDC and PHC management Committees; made of implementers and beneficiaries across the various tiers of government and health care delivery structure in Nigeria.
The overall objective of the BHCPF is to: Ensure the provision of a Basic Minimum Package
of Health Services (BMPHS) to all Nigerians and, strengthen the Primary Health Care (PHC)
system. Based on the NHAct 2014, this is to be achieved by:
- Disbursing 50{64d0d611a6ccd07e5eac17ab5c1e7874f0bffde34789d7bb6755daba0cf390b3} of the BHCPF through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) via a pathway to be called the NHIS Gateway, which would purchase health services based on the BMPHS from providers nationwide
- Disbursement of 45{64d0d611a6ccd07e5eac17ab5c1e7874f0bffde34789d7bb6755daba0cf390b3} of BHCPF through the National Primary Health Care
Development Agency (NPHCDA Gateway) for the provision of essential drugs,
vaccines and consumables for eligible primary health care facilities (20{64d0d611a6ccd07e5eac17ab5c1e7874f0bffde34789d7bb6755daba0cf390b3}), the
provision and maintenance of facilities, laboratory, equipment and transport for eligible primary healthcare facilities (15{64d0d611a6ccd07e5eac17ab5c1e7874f0bffde34789d7bb6755daba0cf390b3}) and the development of Human Resources for Primary Health Care (10{64d0d611a6ccd07e5eac17ab5c1e7874f0bffde34789d7bb6755daba0cf390b3}); and
- Utilization of 5{64d0d611a6ccd07e5eac17ab5c1e7874f0bffde34789d7bb6755daba0cf390b3} for the provision of Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT Gateway).
- Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) activities:
The BHCPF in Taraba State starts with pre-implementation activities before the main activities. The pre-implementation activities includes;
- Inauguration Of State OversightCommittee For Basic Health Care Provision Funds State steering committee is saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the activities of basic health care provision funds. Though the name wThe as changed to State Oversight Committee. It is made up of 15 members with the commissioner of health as the chairman, while the DPRS ministry of health serves as the secretary, the committee met twice.
- BaseLine Assessment Training: Basic health care baseline assessment training was conducted between 24thto 29th August 2020. 40 number of people participated and 2 consultants each from NPHCDA and NHIS were involved to facilitate the training processes. Participants were deployed to LGAs for health facility mapping exercise.
- BHCPF Health Facility Mapping:Participants were deployed to local government areas for facility mapping, 168 facilities, that is; one PHC per ward was mapped for the commencement of the basic health care provision fund. 128 facilities across the state met the required criteria out of the 168, though second phase of the mapping will commence later. The result of the assessment shows that those facilities which did not meet the criteria should do that before the second mapping. The reason for their non-inclusion includes;
- Poor condition of the roofing
- Bad structures
- Inadequate staff etc.
- State Training Of Trainers:State TOT BHCPF was conducted between 5th -10th October 2020. 62 number of participants attended the training with4 facilitators each from NPHCDA and NHIS facilitated the training. The facilitators were trained and posted to the senatorial Zones which comprises of;
- Northern Zone
- Central Zone
- Southern Zone respectively, The training was conducted successfully and participants were