National Primary Health Care Development Agency (Nigeria)

**National Primary Health Care Development Agency** nke a makwaara dị ka **NPHCDA** bụ **ụlọ ọrụ gọọmenti etiti Naịjírịa** e hiwere iji meziwanye **enweta ọrụ ahụike bụ isi (primary healthcare)** dị mma, bulie mkpuchi **ịgba ọgwụ mgbochi ọrịa (immunization coverage)** elu, ma kwalite **ọrụ ahụike na-adịgide adịgide** maka obodo niile n’ime mba ahụ.

## Akụkọ ihe mere eme
Gọọmentị etiti nke Naịjirịa  **10 Disemba 1992**, mgbe e mesịrị bipụtara **Decree No. 29**. Ebumnuche iwu a bụ idozi **adịghị mma dị na usoro ahụike bụ isi (primary healthcare)** nke Naịjírịa site n’ịmepụta ụlọ ọrụ pụrụ iche nke ga-ahụ maka mmepe, nhazi, na mmejuputa ya n’ụzọ zuru oke n’ime mba ahụ. A hiwere ụlọ ọrụ a dịka akụkụ nke **nkwa gọọmenti** iji nweta ọrụ ahụike zuru oke na nke onye ọ bụla nwere ike iru, karịsịa n’ebe ndị mmadụ na-enweghị ezigbo ọrụ ahụike ma ọ bụ n’ime ime obodo..

Ebumnuche bụ isi nke **NPHCDA** bụ ịkwado **Ministry of Health nke Gọọmenti Etiti** n’ịkwalite **akụkụ ọrụ ahụike bụ isi (primary healthcare infrastructure)** ma hụ na ọrụ ahụike dị mkpa, gụnyere **ịgba ọgwụ mgbochi ọrịa (immunization), ahụike nne na nwa (maternal and child health), na mgbochi ọrịa**, dịrị onye ọ bụla n’ime obodo. A tụkwara ụlọ ọrụ ahụ n’ọrụ **nhazi mmemme ahụike mba niile, ịnakọta akụrụngwa (resources), na ịkwalite mmekọrịta** na ụlọ ọrụ ụwa niile dịka **World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, na Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance**..

N'ikwekọ n'iwu ya, NPHCDA arụwo ọrụ dị mkpa na atụmatụ ahụike, dị ka mmemme mgbochi ọrịa mba, nchịkwa ịba, na mkpochapụ polio. Ọ na-emekwa ka mmepe nke usoro ahụike dabere na obodo dị mfe ma na-arụ ọrụ iji jikọta nlekọta ahụike mbụ na ọkwa nlekọta nke abụọ na nke atọ.

E Ịmepụta **NPHCDA** kwụsiri ike n’okpuru **Decree No. 29** nke **Republic etiti Naịjírịa**, nke na-ekwu:

:: “A ga-e hiwe **ụlọ ọrụ** a ga-akpọ **National Primary Health Care Development Agency**, nke ga-enwe **ọrụ** nke imepe na imejuputa **mmemme ahụike bụ isi** n’ụzọ zuru oke n’ime Naịjírịa niile.”. "

### Iwu
A nyere ụlọ ọrụ ahụ **ọrụ iwu** iji kwalite **usoro ahụike bụ isi nke Naịjírịa**, hụ na **onye ọ bụla nwere ohere iru ọrụ ahụike dị mkpa**, kwalite **ịgba ọgwụ mgbochi ọrịa (immunization)**, na nhazi **mmemme ahụike mba niile**. Ọ na-anakọta **akụrụngwa**, na-akwalite **mme mmekọrịta**, ma mepụta **usoro ahụike dabere na obodo** iji meziwanye **inweta ọrụ ahụike n’ụwa niile n’ime mba ahụ**..

### Ikike
Ọ na-arụ ọrụ **n’ụwa niile n’ime Naịjírịa**, ma nwee **ikike iwu** n’ógbè niile na mpaghara niile. Ụlọ ọrụ ahụ na-elekwasị anya na **ịkwalite usoro ahụike bụ isi na ọkwa obodo (grassroots level)**, hụ na **onye ọ bụla nwere ohere iru ọrụ ahụike dị mkpa n’obodo ukwu na ime obodo**, ma nyekwa **uche pụrụ iche na obodo ndị na-enweghị ezigbo ọrụ ahụike (underserved communities)**. Ụlọ ọrụ ahụ na-arụkọ ọrụ ọnụ na **gọọmenti steeti, ndị ọchịchị obodo, na ndị mmekọ ụwa niile** iji mee ka **mmemme ya rute n’ụwa niile n’ime mba ahụ**..

### Onye ndu na nhazi
onye isi nchịkwa nke onye isi ala Naịjirịa họpụtara na-eduzi ụlọ ọrụ ahụ. Onye isi nchịkwa ugbu a, Dr. Muyi Aina, na-ahụ maka ntụziaka atụmatụ nke ụlọ ọrụ ahụ, mmejuputa mmemme ahụike, na mmekorita mmekọrịta.

Ụdị nhazi ya gụnyere ọtụtụ **ụlọ ọrụ na ngalaba dị mkpa** nke na-ahụ maka **mmepe ahụike bụ isi**, gụnyere **ịgba ọgwụ mgbochi ọrịa (immunization), njikwa ọrịa (disease control), ahụike nne na nwa (maternal and child health), na akụrụngwa ahụike (healthcare infrastructure)**. Ụlọ ọrụ ndị a na-arụkọ ọrụ ọnụ iji **mee ka mmemme NPHCDA gaa nke ọma** ma hụ na **inweta ọrụ ahụike dị irè n’ụwa niile n’ime Naịjírịa**..

Ndị ndu na-agụnyekwa ndị nduzi nke ndị isi na-emetụta ngalaba ahụike na-enye nlekọta na nduzi. Tụkwasị na nke a, onye osote onye isi nchịkwa na-akwado ụlọ ọrụ ahụ bụ onye na-enyere aka n'ịchịkwa ọrụ kwa ụbọchị na ndị isi nchịkwa ndị ọzọ na ndị ọrụ na-elekọta mmemme na ọrụ ahụike ụfọdụ.

## Hụkwa