FENRAD also called for an interministerial approach towards the recent health challenge, where the ministries of health, environment and information work round the clock in maintaining public health while also enlightening people to the need for personal and domestic hygiene. The Foundation commended the rapid approach adopted by the state ministry of health so far where some 109 suspected cases, across six local councils, returned negative after diagnosis.
'The present administration in Abia has shown its commitment to robust healthcare delivery, by awarding a sectoral allocation of about 15% of the 2024 appropriation to health, unlike what obtained before. It is expected that the state would leverage this provision to ensure rapid response. 'Also, it is expected that the state government, having begun with rehabilitating some state-owned hospitals, should raise the bar further high in primary healthcare.