Osun govt, APC disagree over conflicting health sector rankings

The Osun State Government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Campaign Council have traded accusations over the condition and performance of the state’s primary healthcare system, citing differing interpretations of recent national assessments.
In a statement issued on Friday by Engr. Oluremi Omowaiye, the media head of the Osun APC Campaign Council, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration was alleged to have weakened the health sector, according to a report by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA.
The council claimed that the agency’s assessment ranked Osun 35th among states with functional primary healthcare centres and identified 326 facili...