The Senate on Wednesday commenced consideration of a invoice looking for to repeal and re-enact the Nationwide Main Well being Care Growth Company (NPHCDA) Act to make sure equitable and accessible well being providers for Nigerians.
The proposed laws, titled Nationwide Main Well being Care Growth Company (Repeal and Enactment) Invoice, 2025 (SB. 900), was sponsored by Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West).
Main debate on the final rules of the invoice, Adeola mentioned the proposed legislation goals to reposition the company as the principle driver of common entry to high quality main well being care, according to ongoing well being sector reforms and worldwide greatest practices.
“Main well being care stays the muse of each practical well being system as a result of it’s the closest type of healthcare service accessible to the folks — the primary level of contact for preventive, promotive, and fundamental healing providers,” Adeola mentioned.
The lawmaker famous that the present Act, which established the NPHCDA within the early Nineties, has grow to be outdated and not displays the realities of Nigeria’s evolving well being wants.
“The framework guiding the Company’s operations not aligns with present realities. It fails to seize common well being protection, digital well being integration, or group medical insurance,” he defined.
Adeola added that the proposed laws seeks to create a extra responsive construction that promotes decentralisation, accountability, and community-led service supply.
He mentioned it will additionally improve coordination among the many three tiers of presidency, strengthen sustainable financing via modern mechanisms, and combine know-how, knowledge techniques, and analysis into main well being care supply.
In accordance with him, the invoice will empower Ward Well being Committees and encourage group participation within the administration of native well being services.
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“This invoice isn’t just about restructuring an company; it’s a deliberate legislative effort to convey healthcare nearer to each Nigerian—particularly the much less privileged, ladies, and kids who bear the best illness burden,” Adeola acknowledged.
He additional mentioned the proposed legislation would assist Nigeria obtain Sustainable Growth Aim 3 (Good Well being and Nicely-being) and enhance the nation’s resilience in opposition to public well being emergencies.
“With no practical and well-coordinated main well being care system, no nation can obtain equitable development or human capital growth,” he pressured. “This invoice represents our collective resolve to make sure that no group is left behind.”
