African Union Names Tinubu ‘Well being Champion’ Chief

African Union Names Tinubu ‘Well being Champion’ Chief

President Bola Tinubu has been appointed because the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Sources for Well being and Group Well being Supply Partnership in opposition to the backdrop of his formidable, revolutionary, and people-focused efforts within the sector.

In recognition of President Tinubu’s dedication to coach 120,000 frontline well being employees nationwide inside 16 months and to double the variety of major well being services in communities throughout all native authorities areas of the federation from 8,800 to over 17,000 over the following three years; his doubling of well being personnel enrollment capability from accredited nursing and midwifery establishments to accommodate the brand new demand created by new services throughout Nigeria, and his resolve to ascertain a paid volunteer youth pressure of social accountability officers to watch the operational functioning and monetary integrity of major well being centres, the African Union has recognized the Nigerian chief as the appropriate champion for this noble and actionable continental effort.

The Fee of the African Union (Africa Centres for Illness Management and Prevention — Africa CDC) in a letter to Nigeria’s Ministry of International Affairs stated President Tinubu was appointed on the advice of the Committee of Heads of State and Authorities of Africa CDC, underneath the management of His Excellency, President Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union.

In his new position, the Fee subsequently invited President Tinubu to deal with the Ministerial Government Management Programme (MELP) underneath the theme, ‘Impactful management in well being: an entire authorities strategy’, billed for Saturday, February 17, 2024, on the Africa CDC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the margins of the thirty seventh Atypical Session of the Meeting of AU Heads of State and Authorities.

The Tinubu administration is attracting international investments in Nigeria’s well being sector for the availability of cutting-edge infrastructure, tools, and world-class manpower for improved entry to high quality healthcare by all Nigerians.