File photo: Liwolo county commissioner Jackson Wani Mule - photo Courtesy

Kajo-Keji County Commissioner Wani Jackson Mule reported that the area has not received medical consignments for more than a year.

According to Commissioner Mule, funding cuts left 19 out of 30 health facilities in the county without support. Only 12 health facilities currently receive assistance from aid agencies.

Speaking to Eye Radio on Monday, May 18, Mule warned that by October this year, five more facilities, including Kajo-Keji Hospital, will lose support, reducing access to healthcare services for residents.

“We have not received medical consignment for more than one year now,” Mule said. “It was the agencies that are supporting now. Out of 30 facilities, 19 is left without support and 12 are still receiving support. My worry is that by October this year 5 of the facilities including Kajo-Keji hospital will be left without support.”

The funding cuts follow an announcement by the national Ministry of Health regarding the termination of support to more than 100 health facilities across the country under a World Bank-funded initiative, citing funding shortages.

In a letter dated January 13, National Minister of Health Sarah Cleto Rial informed state governors and chief administrators of scale-down measures aimed at keeping the World Bank-supported Health Sector Transformation Project (HSTP) operational until June 2027.

The ministry stated that the decision followed a review of the project’s financial position and consultations with state health ministries, development partners, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO).

According to the ministry, the measures include the discontinuation of HSTP support to 102 health facilities nationwide. Support to six hospitals will also be reduced, downgrading them to lower service levels, alongside a gradual reduction in incentives for health workers. Other measures include cuts to operational costs and a scale-down of training for health personnel.

The ministry stated that these steps were implemented after previous cost-saving measures, including reductions in programmatic, direct, and indirect costs, failed to address the funding deficit.