Peoples Gazette
Health experts and stakeholders have called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime to publish the 2020, 2021 and 2022 COVID-19 and health security expenditure report.
The experts include non-governmental organisations working in the health sector. They made the call in a statement by the coordinator of the African Health Budget Network (AHBN), Aminu Magashi, issued on Wednesday at the end of a two–day retreat to review the draft national and states’ scorecards.
The COVID-19 and health security accountability scorecard was developed by adapting selected indicators from the World Health Organisation’s Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool, including the approved budget and presentations, review of COVID-19-related government online dashboards, advocacy/retreat meetings with agencies, civil society organisations, media and youths.
The scorecard was developed to report CSOs’ review of Nigeria`s capacity for preparedness and response to health security and COVID-19 and also serves as an evidence tool to be used by all stakeholders.
Mr Magashi said the scorecard was on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent and elderly health plus nutrition (RMNCAEH+N), COVID-19 and health security accountability, organised by AHBN in Lagos.
He said the stakeholders also advocated strengthening a national financing mechanism and multi-sectoral coordination and collaboration for health security…
