Nigeria, Nov. 16 -- Nigeria's primary health care system has long faced challenges, from underfunded facilities and staff shortages to service delivery and immunisation coverage gaps.

In this exclusive interview, Muyi Aina, the executive director and chief executive officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), discusses how Nigeria is strengthening primary health centres and developing local vaccine production. He outlines efforts to improve facilities, expand the frontline health workforce, and ensure the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) reaches the communities that need it most.

PT: The NPHCDA has been leading efforts to revitalise primary health centres nationwide, but many communities still report...