2016 Federal Ministry of Health Budget
Overview
This document is an excerpt from the 2016 Appropriation Act of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, detailing the budget allocation for the Federal Ministry of Health. The total allocation for the ministry is ₦250,062,891,075, broken down into ₦217,472,115,158 for personnel, ₦3,940,432,929 for overhead, ₦221,412,548,087 for total recurrent expenditure, and ₦28,650,342,987 for capital projects. The document lists disaggregated allocations for various agencies and institutions under the ministry, including headquarters, regulatory bodies (e.g., National Health Insurance Scheme, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control), teaching hospitals (e.g., University College Hospital Ibadan, Lagos University Teaching Hospital), and training institutions (e.g., Nurse Tutor Training programs in Enugu, Kaduna, Ibadan). Key entities mentioned include the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, National Arbovirus and Vector Research, and several professional registration boards. The budget reflects the Nigerian government's priorities in health sector funding for the fiscal year 2016.