Governor Abdullahi AbubakarBauchi State has done it again! The governor has allocated 16% of the State's 2017 total budget to health. Recall that MamaYe published a story earlier this year of this feat for the State's 2016 health budget due to the effort of the Bauchi State Accountability Mechanism supported by MamaYe Nigeria.Health Reporters captured the 2017 budget as follows: "Governor Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar of Bauchi State has allocated over 16 per cent of total state 2017 budget to Health sector,reaching the Abuja declaration of 2001. The presentation was made today at the state assembly, where the allocation is a commitment towards sustainable development.The governor presented a proposed 2017 budget of N145 billion to the State House of Assembly with a proposed recurrent expenditure of N58 billion equivalent to 40% of the total budget and capital expenditure of N86 billion 60 per cent of the total budget in the budget tagged “budget of sustainable development”"He said: “We are committed to implement our 5 point health agenda by strengthening health sector to reduce maternal and child death and improve immunization, implementation of national guideline for Primary Healthcare under roof and in line with that we have committed over 16 per cent of the 2017 budget to health sector.” Our correspondent reports that the governor’s unwavering commitment towards sustainable development and health is commendable."This story originally appeard on www.healthreporters.info
Due to the works of the Bauchi State Accountability Mechanism for Maternal and Newborn Health (BASAM), the Bauchi State government has continued its commitment to health improvement by allocating 16%, more than the pledged 2009 Abuja Declaration of 15% Allocation to Health.