BY SAM DUVWODE
DELTA State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme has said that the Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori administration remains committed to achieving the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for the people.
The Deputy Governor stated this yesterday during the 2025 First Quarter Task Force Meeting on Primary Health Care/Immunization held at Government House, Asaba.
Onyeme, who is also the Chairman, Task Force on Primary Health Care/Immunization, while noting that meeting was to appraise the state Overall PHC Performance in the first quarter of the year, noted thatthe PHC Revitalization is a task that must be done.
The deputy governor said that the PHC task force would be looking at infrastructure (PHC Centers) re-modeling through repairs and expansion as well as capacities of health workers to deliver quality of care so that health services could be available, accessible and affordable to all in a 24 hours cycle.
“Let us remind ourselves that our roles in these are tied to the Seattle Declaration on PHC to which our Governors (Forum) made the Abuja commitments”.
Sir Onyeme emphasized that leadership and coordination of all PHC/immunization activities in the state and respective local government area must be effective.
He noted that there is need to direct appropriate action to mitigate disease outbreaks by applying annual operational plans for Health (Immunization and other health services) with specific focus on high-risk areas for outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases.
Sir Onyeme said there was the need for provision of budgetary allocations and released funds for PHC, while the various local government areas are to constitute their local government health authorities and Task Forces on PHC and ensure they are functional.
In his presentation, Director of the Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Paul Yinkore gave an overview of PHC performance, immunization coverage from October to December 2024, responses to the cholera outbreak, and support from local councils among others.
