By Ken Chiwendu
In a message reposted by the Federal Ministry of Health
@muhammadpate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,Dr Ali Pate said the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration places premium on providing quality healthcare to ease the pain of Nigerians.
Pate who spoke at an interministerial session during the 29th plenary of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group ( NESG 29) themed Half point to 2030: Rethinking the Strategy Towards Achieving the SDGs on Tuesday in Abuja said ;
“We place a high premium on quality, equitable primary healthcare and social welfare of all Nigerias. Pivotal to this is giving all Nigerian youth the opportunities they deserve on their path to adulthood.
“The “whole-of- government” / “whole-of-society” path we have embraced in our Strategic Blueprint for saving lives reducing financial and physical pain to produce health for our people is hinged on deploying a sector-wide approach for resource optimization, transparency and accountability.
“Experience from #COVID19 response underscored the need for Nigeria and indeed, Africa, to build its own health system resiliency. Core to this is vaccines development as well as other medical consumables along the value chain. Vaccination is indispensable for health security; and remains one of the most significant medical innovations available to humankind. We have leveraged its efficacy globally to drastically increase life expectancy, decrease mortality, and contribute to economic growth. But we have lagged in recognizing the potential for immunisation to lessen the country’s disease burden.
“Robust and reliable vaccine capacity in Nigeria and Africa is a global public good, achievable, deserving of global support. It is established that the public market for vaccines in the continent could rise from $1.3 billion today to between $2.3 billion and $5.4 billion by 2030. This is a huge opportunity for Nigeria and the continent to develop our economies, build medical value chains, create jobs, and thrive!
“As the most populous nation and biggest economy in Africa, Nigeria’s leadership and success in this area, leveraging the brilliant minds and resources God has blessed us with, will be critical. This is both for achieving the #AfricaWeWant in line with
@_AfricanUnion
#Agenda2063 and achieving the #SDG3 by setting off the continent on an unimpeachable trajectory for growth and human development.
“The Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
@officialABAT
is committed to doing its part to ensure Africa’s health security. As a country, we are setting in motion mechanisms to initiate local production of medical products.
“We are also set to optimize our health spending, upscale pre-service training of health workers, upgrade facilities, and provide basic minimum package of health services to Nigerians through the #BHCPF 2.0 towards the #UHC by 2030. And we count on the support of our development partners and all our friends in this noble journey.
“Today, we welcomed Professor Senait Fisseha
@DrSenait
, Director, Global Programs at Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation
@buffett_susan
and her team to the Headquarters of Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare
@Fmohnigeria
. “We are excited on the alignment of strategic plans for improved quality health outcomes across sectors and targets. We will work together to promote clinical research and development, stimulate local production of health products, shape markets to ensure sustainable local demand, and strengthen supply chains. We are united in our agenda to saving lives and reducing the physical and financial pain of Nigerians through access to quality healthcare”.
