Welcome to the official blog for the Performance and Financial Management Officer (PFMO) Project.
If you are a Nigerian citizen, a health worker, a policymaker, or a partner in global health, you know that one of the biggest challenges in our health system is ensuring that money intended for public health reaches the people it’s meant to serve.
For years, tracking how funds were spent at the local Primary Health Centre (PHC) level was difficult. Did the funds arrive? Were they used for essential drugs and services? Were staff present?
This project was created to answer those questions.
We are a national initiative, implemented by Innovius in partnership with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), and we have one mission: to bring 100% transparency to primary healthcare funding and operations across all 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Nigeria.
How We Do It
We have recruited, trained, and deployed over 760 Performance and Financial Management Officers (PFMOs). These are not just auditors; they are mentors, monitors, and data verifiers who are on the ground, visiting thousands of PHCs.
On every visit, our PFMOs are:
- Tracking the Funds: Verifying the receipt and use of funds from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) and other sources.
- Monitoring Services: Checking if 18+ essential health services, from immunizations to maternal health, are available to the public.
- Verifying Resources: Confirming that staff are present, essential drugs are in stock, and the facility’s infrastructure (like water and power) is functional.
- Mentoring Staff: Supporting the local Officer-in-Charge (OIC) with financial reporting and developing business plans.
This Isn’t Just Data. It’s Accountability.
For the first time, we are building a real-time, ground-truth dataset on the state of our PHCs.
This website is your window into that data. Here, we will share our findings, celebrate successes, and be honest about the challenges we uncover. You will find our quarterly reports, data dashboards, and stories from our officers in the field who are making this change possible.
This is a new era of accountability. It’s about ensuring that a clinic in rural Taraba, a PHC in urban Lagos, and a health post in Niger all have the resources they need to serve their communities.
We invite you to explore our work, use our data, and join us on this journey to build a more transparent and healthier Nigeria.