The House of Representatives on Friday urged the Federal Government to increase the allocation to the health sector in the 2024 budget.
This followed the adoption of a motion presented by a member representing Mushin Federal Constituency ll of Lagos, Fayinka Oluwatoyin, during plenary in Abuja.
Oluwatoyin, who led the debate on the motion titled: “Need for the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA) to collaborate with relevant health agencies in states and Local Governments to ensure the functionality of Primary Healthcare Centres,” lamented that Nigeria has an alarming rate of dilapidated health facilities.
