July 14, 2025
Jigawa State Government has moved to begin implementation of the Federal Government’s Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) initiative, designed to consolidate all health budgetary allocations from federal to local government levels, to a unified funding framework.
The implementation began with a four-day capacity-building training for critical stakeholders in the state’s health sector which opened on Monday 14th July 2025.
In an interview with journalists at the opening ceremony, the Permanent Secretary of the Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim, described the initiative as a welcome development to enhance efficiency, transparency, and accountability in public healthcare expenditure.
He explained that the SWAp program, would establish a platform for monitoring donor partners’ activities and aligning them with national and state health policies.
“We are creating a website that will consolidate all public health activities under one plan, platform, one implementation mechanism, one evaluation and one funding mechanism” he said.
In his remarks, the representative of the Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Gebiral Peter, emphasized that the SWAp initiative, would integrate and streamline all public healthcare projects and programs to eliminate fragmentation in policy implementation.
“From anywhere, everyone can access the SWAp website to track activities at any health facility across Nigeria and assess expenditures,” he explained.
He further stressed that the initiative will adopt a more robust approach to addressing healthcare challenges in Nigeria, by strengthening coordination for better results.
The SWAp Coordinating Officer for Jigawa State and Special Adviser to the Governor, Dr. Atiku Hafizu in an interview, disclosed that 70 stakeholders were participating in the workshop.
He noted that the training will equip participants with the necessary knowledge about the program and clarify their roles in achieving its objectives.
Aisha Ahmed ✍ from Dutse
