The proposed N2.48 trillion health allocation in the 2025 appropriation bill falls short of the Abuja Declaration commitment, which recommends a 15% allocation of member states’ national budgets to the health sector.
While presenting the 2025 appropriation bill of N49.7 trillion, the president announced that the health sector would get an allocation of N2.48 trillion. He noted that this allocation will provide infrastructural facilities and essential medicines in hospitals and improve universal health coverage (UHC) by funding the Basic Health Care Fund.
“This aligns with the Federal Government’s planned procurement of essential drugs for distribution to public healthcare facilities nationwide, improving healthcare access and reducing medical import dependency,” said Tinubu.