Taraba State Government has launched the 2025 edition of the Annual Operational Plan (AOP) for the health sector to transform healthcare delivery for its more than three million residents.
Dr. Reuben Nwunuji, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Taraba State Primary Health Care Development Agency, described the 2025 AOP as the outcome of extensive consultations and shared commitment
“The 2025 AOP is the outcome of extensive consultations and shared commitment, but it must not become a policy tucked away on shelves. It has to be implemented right from primary health centres to communities,” he told the audience.
Anchored on the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp), Dr. Nwunuji says the AOP was designed to align Taraba’s health system with Nigeria’s broader National Health Sector Strategic Blueprint.
According to him, the programme aims at expanding health insurance coverage, embracing digital health innovations, and boosting the state’s preparedness for public health emergencies—a stark lesson underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent outbreaks of diseases like Lassa fever.
He showered encomium on Governor Agbu Kefas’ administration for embracing health reforms in the state, saying ”Governor Kefas has given significant attention to revitalising healthcare in Taraba because he understands that health is the bedrock of development.”
Supported by a staggering $1.57 billion in concessional financing from the World Bank and the HOPE initiative, the programme is geared towards bolstering Nigeria’s National Health Sector Reform Investment Initiative (NHSRII) and the SWAp reforms.
