A civic technology organisation, Orodata Science , is set to unveil a tool designed to enhance transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s primary healthcare system. The organisation made this known in a statement issued Friday, stating that the platform will encourage sub-national participation in governance while strengthening health institutions. According to the statement, for over a decade, the organisation has been harnessing the power of data science, technology, and research to champion fiscal transparency and accountability in Nigeria, driving positive change through informed advocacy.
According to the statement, the platform, ‘CheckMYPHC’, aims to empower stakeholders, including government officials, journalists, citizens, and healthcare professionals, with access to comprehensive data on the status of primary health centres across the country. Orodata said the platform enables users to explore primary health centre status by state and local government. It said: “CheckMYPHC was developed under the African Data Hub (ADH) initiative and is part of a larger project called My PHC Project, which has three facets: the frontline data collection programme, the frontline investigative programme, and the digital platform called Check MyPHC.
“On the platform, users can explore the status of primary health centres by state and local governments across Nigeria, download data, and request more. They can also search for specific primary health centres (PHC) in their com.