Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged the Nigerian government to move beyond declarations and ensure bold, sustained implementation of reforms to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

In his keynote address at the National Health Financing Policy Dialogue in Abuja on Thursday, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, noted that reforms must not remain another declaration.

Mr Janabi praised Nigeria's recent efforts in improving health care, such as the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), the National Health Insurance Authority Act, and the expansion of state-level insurance schemes, describing them as visionary foundations.

He, however, noted that the government must increase public health s...