The Executive Director of the Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Muyi Aina, has revealed that a total of N22 billion was disbursed to states in 2024 through NPHCDA gateway while N51 billion was disbursed across all four Basic Healthcare Provision Fund gateways last year. In terms of health services, Aina said that over six million children have been fully vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases. Speaking at the first quarterly media briefing by the agency in Abuja on Tuesday, the Executive Director said that federal government was substantially increasing the amount of money going to the health facilities. He said: “In 2024, a total of N22 billion was disbursed to states in 2024 through NPHCDA gateway while N51 billion was disbursed across all four Basic Healthcare Provision Fund gateways. “This year, we are substantially increasing the amount of money going to the facilities. “Based on this, we are increasing the number of BHCPF supported PHC facilities from 8,406 to ~17,600 over 4 years”. Following the assessment conducted by the agency, Aina said that NPHCDA identified and delisted non-functional PHCs to be replaced.