Tinubu Launches Bold Healthcare Plan for Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that his administration is giving top priority and boosting Nigeria’s health sector with massive investments and increased funding in the proposed 2024 budget.
The President made this announcement on Tuesday at the launch of Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and the signing of the Health Renewal Compact by Federal, State Governments, and Development Partners at the Conference hall of the State House, Abuja.
The event was part of the celebrations of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, observed every year on December 12.
He said: “Delivering improved quality health is a key factor in my promise of Renewed Hope to Nigerians. That hope is kindled here today with the backing of all multilateral partners and agencies; health is on the front line.
”This occasion is a chance for collective introspection and action as we renew our commitment to the noble goal of health for all. The theme for this year ‘Health for All: Time for Action’ captures the urgency and the resolve with which we must pursue this noble goal.
”Health is not just the absence of disease but the expression of physical, mental, and social well-being. It is a basic human right and Nigeria’s pledge to achieving Universal Health Care Coverage is reflected in the steadfast devotion of my administration to uphold this right for every person, young or old, in rural or urban areas.
Recognizing the significance of primary healthcare as the foundation of a robust, integrated healthcare system, my administration is undertaking a huge effort from 2024 to overhaul physical infrastructure, equipment, and retraining of frontline health workers, in collaboration with all the 36 states. I say again, thank you for your presence, all the governors here today.
Essential to my administration’s aim to provide universal health coverage for Nigerians is our pledge to reduce the financial hardship in accessing healthcare, we must help our people. We are currently revitalizing the basic healthcare provision fund to better provide access to vital healthcare services under a fully implemented National Health Care Act.
President Tinubu also advised developed countries coming to Nigeria to poach medical professionals to also consider investing in the sector to keep it afloat.
Also encourage those Nigerian health professionals in the Diaspora just like Professor Ali Pate and Tunji Alausa have done, to sacrifice their time and come back home and serve their people.
