By Peter Ahemba, Lafia
STAKEHOLDERS have validated a 2023 Pre-Health budget memorandum for Nassrawa state developed by a Civil Society Organisation, Centre for Citizens Rights to ensure accountability and promote the well-being of the citizens.
The Centre for Citizens Rights is a member of CSOs working for the realisation of the “Right to Health as a cluster with support from the programme, “Strengthening Civil Advocacy and Local Engagement”, of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID-SCALE).
Speaking during a one-day validation meeting of the Pre-Health budget memorandum for Nassrawa state, State Coordinator of the organisation, Abdullazeez Bako said the goal of the project was to contribute to improvements in the realisation of the right to health in the country through enhanced respect for the extant laws and policies as well as mainstreaming transparency and accountability in public health sector.
“The project’s goal is to contribute to improvements in the realization of the right to health in Nigeria through enhancing respect for extant laws and policies, law reforming laws and policies as well as mainstreaming transparency and accountability in public health sector expenditure”.
He said the meeting was a platform for stakeholders to validate the draft proposal which will thereafter be used as a basis to engage the executive and legislative arms of government.
Earlier in a presentation, Programme Manager of the Centre, Marthins Eke explained that the ‘Right to Health’ Cluster developed the Pre-Health budget memo that reviews existing laws and policies, adequacy, existing budgetary commitments, performance and their relevance in terms of economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
He further explained that the measure was also meant to identify what was working, proposes a set of interventions and focus for the incoming year.
The programme manager assured that the view and inputs made on the draft will be incorporated into the document with a call to action.
